FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BIOMET OFFSET TIBIAL TRAY 79MM

MDR report key: 2621118 · Received June 19, 2012

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2012-00866
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 19, 2012
Date of Event
May 22, 2012
Report Date
May 24, 2012
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
MBV
PMA / PMN Number
PK010212
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE USER FACILITY IS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. NO MEDWATCH REPORT WAS RECEIVED. CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. 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: UNDER POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS, NUMBER TWO STATES, "EARLY OR LATE POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION AND ALLERGIC REACTION". REVIEW OF STERILIZATION CERTIFICATION CONFIRMS DEVICE WAS STERILIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISO 11137-2. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 5 OF 10 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2012-00862 / 00871).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT KNEE PROCEDURE ON (B)(6), 2011. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6), 2012, DUE TO INFECTION. ALL IMPLANTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH ANTIBIOTIC CEMENT SPACERS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BIOMET OFFSET TIBIAL TRAY 79MM PROSTHESIS, KNEE MBV BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 022590

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R