FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

M2A-MAGNUM 42-50 TPR INSRT STD

MDR report key: 2780191 · Received October 10, 2012

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2012-01894
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 10, 2012
Date of Event
June 23, 2005
Report Date
July 26, 2016
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
PK042037
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING FILED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WHICH WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL MEDWATCH. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 2 OF 3 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2013-01893 / 01895).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON REASSESSMENT OF THE REPORTED EVENT, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE NOT REPORTABLE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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 1 STATES, "MATERIAL SENSITIVITY REACTIONS." NUMBER 15 STATES, "ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH METAL ON METAL ARTICULATING SURFACES." THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 2 OF 3 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2012-01893/ 01895).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT M2A HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2005. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT ALLEGES PAIN AND ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER A REVISION PROCEDURE HAS OCCURED. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT, AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 M2A-MAGNUM 42-50 TPR INSRT STD PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 729080

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR Required Intervention