FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

AE-QAS-K521-99

MDR report key: 24954874 · Received April 22, 2026

Report

Report Number
3005673311-2026-00060
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 22, 2026
Report Date
April 22, 2026
Manufacturer
AESCULAP AG
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

AN OUTSIDE LAW FIRM REPORTED THAT A PATIENT EXPERIENCED COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A LEFT TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT (TKR). ACCORDING TO CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION, THE PATIENT INITIALLY UNDERWENT A LEFT TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2022. FOLLOWING THE TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PERSISTENT SYMPTOMS, INCLUDING PAIN, INSTABILITY, RECURRENT BUCKLING, AND LIMITED FUNCTION OF THE LEFT KNEE. AN OFFICE VISIT DATED (B)(6) 2023 DOCUMENTED 3+ EFFUSION AND LATERAL LAXITY, WITH CONCERN FOR INSTABILITY. DUE TO ONGOING SYMPTOMS, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2023. OPERATIVE FINDINGS INCLUDED LOOSENING OF THE TIBIAL COMPONENT WITH OBSERVED MICROMOTION. THE PROCEDURE INVOLVED REMOVAL OF THE LOOSENED COMPONENT AND IMPLANTATION OF A REVISED TIBIAL COMPONENT WITH POLYETHYLENE INSERT. NO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. THIS REPORT IS FILED UNDER AIS REFERENCE (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1009775 AE-QAS-K521-99 KNEE ENDOPROSTHETICS JWH AESCULAP AG

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Female Required Intervention