FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

M2A-MAGNUM 52-60MM TAPER INSERT STD

MDR report key: 2580402 · Received May 18, 2012

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2012-00638
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 18, 2012
Date of Event
April 16, 2012
Report Date
April 20, 2012
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
PK042037
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SHOW THAT LOT RELEASED WITH NO RECORDED ANOMALY OR DEVIATION. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR: "LOOSENING OR MIGRATION OF THE IMPLANTS CAN OCCUR DUE TO LOSS OF FIXATION, TRAUMA, MALALIGNMENT, BONE RESORPTION, OR EXCESSIVE ACTIVITY." EVALUATION IN PROCESS BUT NOT YET COMPLETE. UPON COMPLETION OF EVALUATION, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SENT TO THE FDA. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 4 OF 4 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2012-00635 / 00638).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE MODULAR HEAD, TAPER ADAPTER, AND FEMORAL STEM WERE STILL ASSEMBLED AND NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO SEPARATE THESE COMPONENTS. THE BACK SIDE OF THE TAPER INSERT SHOWED EVIDENCE OF DEFORMATION, POSSIBLY FROM SURGICAL REMOVAL. A SERIES OF INDENTATIONS WERE OBSERVED ON THE OUTER DIAMETER OF THE TAPER INSERT. THE COMPONENTS APPEARED TO SHOW EVIDENCE OF NECK IMPINGEMENT AND SUBLUXATION OF THE JOINT. THESE EVENTS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSAL OR CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS FOR THE HEAD BECOMING STUCK ON THE STEM TAPER. THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS NUMBER 4 OF 4 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2012-00635-1 / 00638-1).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2007. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2012 DUE TO LOOSENING. THE SURGEON REPORTEDLY COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE TAPER FROM THE STEM. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 M2A-MAGNUM 52-60MM TAPER INSERT STD PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 520130

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R