FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

9 - 10 MM EZLOC FEMORAL FIXATION LONG

MDR report key: 2518363 · Received May 20, 2009

Report

Report Number
2027970-2009-00004
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 20, 2009
Date of Event
May 12, 2009
Report Date
May 18, 2009
Manufacturer
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE
Product Code
MBI
PMA / PMN Number
K041261
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AU
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

USER FACILITY LOCATED OUTSIDE USA. (B)(6). CUSTOMER STATED THAT AFTER CLEANING THE IMPLANT, THE JAW DEPLOYED/ROTATED AS REQUIRED. THE TWO SEPARATE LOTS IN WHICH THE ALLEGED MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WHERE MANUFACTURED TWO SEPARATE YEARS. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THIS NATURE REPORTED. IT APPEARS THAT DEPLOYMENT OF THE LEVER ARM WAS ATTEMPTED PRIOR IT REACHING THE SURFACE OF THE CORTEX. DEVICE 2: BRAND NAME: 9 - 10 MM EXLOC FEMORAL FIXATION LONG. COMMON DEVICE NAME: MBI. MANUFACTURE: BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, (B)(4). MODEL#: 904785, CAT#: 904785, SERIAL#: NA, LOT#: L077870, EXPIR DATE: 08/01/2011. OTHER: NA.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE 1. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ARMS ON TWO EZLOC FEMORAL FIXATION DEVICES WITH TWO SEPARATE LOT NUMBERS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. FIXATION OF THE LEVER ARM TO THE LATERAL FEMORAL CORTEX WAS UNSUCCESSFUL WITH BOTH PRODUCTS. THIS CASE WAS EXTENDED MORE THAN 30 MINUTES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 9 - 10 MM EZLOC FEMORAL FIXATION LONG MBI BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE 904785 L024920

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Other