FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRIATHLON PS X3 TIBIAL INSERT

MDR report key: 2338089 · Received November 7, 2011

Report

Report Number
2249697-2011-01559
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 7, 2011
Date of Event
October 12, 2011
Report Date
October 12, 2011
Manufacturer
STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
K051146
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE FOLLOWING OTHER KNEE DEVICES WERE ALSO LISTED IN THIS REPORT: TRIATHLON-PRIM TIB BASEPLATE, CAT# 5520-B-500, LOT# STAYK; TRIATHLON PS FEM COMPONENT, CEMENTED, CAT# 5515-F-402, LOT# DKUH; SIMPLEX P WITH TOBRA UNIT PACKFULL DOSE, CAT# 6197-9-001, LOT# MCR011. IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED WHICH, IF ANY OF THESE DEVICES MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE PATIENT'S PAIN. AN EVALUATION OF THE REPORTED DEVICES CANNOT BE PERFORMED AS THEY REMAINED IMPLANTED. DISCUSSION WITH THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT FOR THIS CASE INDICATED THE PATIENT IS ONLY INTERESTED IN KNOWING IF THE DEVICES ARE PART OF RECALL AND NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INVESTIGATION. A REVIEW OF THE IMPLANT SHEET DETERMINED NONE OF THE IMPLANTED DEVICES ARE PART OF ANY STRYKER RECALL. THE DHRS FOR THE REPORTED DEVICES INDICATE THAT THEY WERE MANUFACTURED AND ACCEPTED INTO FINAL STOCK WITH NO REPORTED DISCREPANCIES RELATED TO THIS EVENT. THE RESULTS OF THE PER DATABASE REVIEW INDICATED THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIMILAR REPORTED EVENTS FOR REPORTED LOTS OF PRODUCT. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE, THE EVALUATION SUMMARY WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT, "THE PATIENT REQUESTED THAT (B)(6) A MEDICAL ASSISTANT AT HER DOCTOR'S OFFICE, FILE A REPORT/INQUIRY INTO HER RIGHT KNEE IMPLANTS. THE PATIENT IS HAVING POPPING AND PAIN IN THE RIGHT KNEE. SHE FEELS HARDNESS IN THE KNEE AND DOES NOT KNOW IF IT IS SCAR TISSUE. SHE HAS HEARD OF PRODUCT RECALLS AND WANTS TO KNOW IF ANY OF HER IMPLANTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TRIATHLON PS X3 TIBIAL INSERT IMPLANT JWH STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH NA MET9M2

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Other