FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GII STANDARD TIBIA B

MDR report key: 2860559 · Received December 6, 2012

Report

Report Number
1020279-2012-00657
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 6, 2012
Date of Event
November 26, 2012
Report Date
November 26, 2012
Manufacturer
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE AFFECTED DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND EVALUATED. A DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION WAS ATTEMPTED; HOWEVER SEVERAL OF THE DEVICE'S ATTRIBUTES WERE DEFORMED AND COULD NOT BE ACCURATELY MEASURED. THERE WERE NO MANUFACTURING OR MATERIAL DEVIATIONS NOTED DURING OUR INVESTIGATION. THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM PERFORMED A MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION THAT REVEALED DAMAGE ON THE ARTICULATING SURFACE OF THE INSERT WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY THIRD-BODY DEBRIS IN THE JOINT SPACE; WHICH MAY BE AN INDICATION OF IMPLANT LOOSENING. DEFORMATION NEAR THE ANTERIOR SURFACE IS LIKELY DUE TO REMOVAL OF THE INSERT. SAFETY AFFAIRS WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS DEVICE/ FAILURE MODE FOR FUTURE COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATE AS NECESSARY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION WAS PERFORMED DUE TO LOOSENING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GII STANDARD TIBIA B GNS II CMT TIB SIZE 7 {} LEFT JWH SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 11HM07195

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 49 YR Required Intervention (B)(4)