FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
TAPERLOC POR RED/LAT 12.5X145
MDR report key: 2770363
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Received October 3, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 0001825034-2012-01802
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 3, 2012
- Date of Event
- September 7, 2012
- Report Date
- September 7, 2012
- Manufacturer
- BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
- Product Code
- LPH
- PMA / PMN Number
- PK030055
- 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 NINE STATES, "FATIGUE FRACTURE OF COMPONENT CAN OCCUR AS A RESULTS OF LOSS OF FIXATION, STRENUOUS ACTIVITY, MALALIGNMENT, TRAUMA, NON-UNION OR EXCESSIVE WEIGHT."
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2012. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON (B)(6) 2012 PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION DUE TO PATIENT FALLING CAUSING FEMORAL FRACTURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPERLOC POR RED/LAT 12.5X145 | PROSTHESIS, HIP | LPH | BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS | N/A | 551700 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| R |