FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DURACON PS 25MM INSERT

MDR report key: 2415095 · Received January 10, 2012

Report

Report Number
9616680-2012-00026
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 10, 2012
Date of Event
December 20, 2011
Report Date
December 20, 2011
Manufacturer
STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS CORK
Product Code
JEC
PMA / PMN Number
UNK
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE CANNOT BE PERFORMED AS THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED BY THE HOSPITAL. IF ADDITIONAL INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE THEN IT WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT, "THE PATELLA WAS SUBLUXING. INITIALLY, THE SURGERY WAS TO RESURFACE THE PATELLA. THE SURGEON THEN DECIDED TO INCREASE INSERT SIZE TO IMPROVE STABILITY. IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED DURING IMPLANTATION OF THE NEW INSERT THAT THE LOCKING SCREW THAT CAME WITH, AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH THE INITIAL INSERT, HAD SHEARED OFF. THIS DAMAGED SCREW WAS THEN USED TO IMPLANT THE NEW INSERT."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN DURACON PS 25MM INSERT IMPLANT JEC STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS CORK NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 51 YR Other| R