FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN AFFIXUS ANTI-ROTATION SCREW

MDR report key: 2794476 · Received October 17, 2012

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2012-01959
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 17, 2012
Report Date
September 21, 2012
Manufacturer
BIOMET
Product Code
HRS
PMA / PMN Number
PUNKNOWN
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
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. THE PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION NECESSARY TO REVIEW MANUFACTURING HISTORY WAS NOT PROVIDED. NOTE: BIOMET, INC. ACQUIRED THE TRAUMA PRODUCT LINE FROM DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. ("DEPUY") ON (B)(6) 2012 ("CLOSING DATE"). PURSUANT TO THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN BIOMET AND DEPUY, BIOMET AGREED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATORY REPORTING FOR EVENTS WHICH OCCURRED AFTER THE CLOSING DATE REGARDLESS OF THE ENTITY THAT ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED THE PRODUCT. BECAUSE THE PRODUCT THAT IS THE SUBJECT MATTER WAS MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE, PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE SUBJECT PRODUCT WAS MANUFACTURED BY DEPUY AND NOT BIOMET.) THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 1 OF 2 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 0001825034-2012-01959/01960).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT AFFIXUS PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAIL PROCEDURE IN (B)(6). SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT HAS TO UNDERGO A REVISION SURGERY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE DUE TO THE LAG SCREW SLIDING LATERALLY AND THE ANTI-ROTATION SCREW STAYING IN THE SAME LOCATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN AFFIXUS ANTI-ROTATION SCREW PLATE, FIXATION HRS BIOMET N/A N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R