SECUR-FIT MAX 132 HIP STEM #8
Report
- Report Number
- 0002249697-2013-00370
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 28, 2013
- Date of Event
- November 21, 2011
- Report Date
- January 8, 2013
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH
- Product Code
- MEH
- PMA / PMN Number
- K051738
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OR, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4). AN EVENT REGARDING REVISION OF A SECUR-FIT STEM DUE TO PAIN AND POTENTIAL SUBSIDENCE WAS REPORTED. THE EVENT WAS NOT CONFIRMED. THE DEVICE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. THE REVISION OPERATIVE REPORT NOTES "RADIOGRAPHS DEMONSTRATED HIS FEMORAL STEM DRIFTING INTO VARUS AND WORSENING SINCE IT WAS IMPLANTED." HOWEVER THE STEM IS DESCRIBED AS "QUITE WELL FIXED AND SOLID" WHEN IT WAS ADDRESSED DURING THE REVISION. REVIEW OF THE MEDICAL RECORDS BY A CLINICAL CONSULTANT INDICATED, "THE INDICATION FOR THE REVISION SURGERY IS NOT CLEAR AND THE SOURCE OF THE PAIN IS NOT DEMONSTRATED TO BE RELATED TO EITHER THE PRIMARY OR REVISION COMPONENTS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT FACTORS OF FAULTY PROSTHETIC DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, OR MATERIALS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CLINICAL SITUATION. DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW INDICATED THE DEVICES ACCEPTED INTO FINAL STOCK FROM THE REPORTED LOT WERE FREE FROM DISCREPANCIES. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW FOUND NO OTHER EVENTS FOR THE SUBJECT LOT CODE. THE SUBJECT STEM WAS REVISED FOR INCREASING PAIN AND POTENTIAL SUBSIDENCE. THE REVISION OPERATIVE REPORT DESCRIBED THE STEM AS WELL FIXED AND SOLID AT THE TIME OF REVISION SURGERY. REVIEW OF THE MEDICAL RECORDS BY A CONSULTING CLINICIAN FOUND NO INDICATION THAT FACTORS OF FAULTY PROSTHETIC DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, OR MATERIALS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CLINICAL SITUATION. THE ROOT CAUSE IS DETERMINED TO BE PATIENT FACTORS.
CATALOGUE NUMBER UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. DEVICE DESCRIPTION REPORTED AS UNKNOWN LEFT STRYKER HIP. AN EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE CANNOT BE PERFORMED AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE DEVICE REFERENCED IN THIS REPORT (INCLUDING X-RAYS AND MEDICAL RECORDS) HAS BEEN REQUESTED. SHOULD DEVICE OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, THE EVALUATION SUMMARY WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT. RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT: PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING A LOT OF PAIN SINCE HAVING ORIGINAL SURGERY. PATIENT STATES THAT THE PAIN WAS IN HIS HIP JOINT. PATIENT ALSO STATES THAT THE IMPLANT DID NOT KNIT WELL. PATIENT HAD REVISION SURGERY (B)(6) 2011. PATIENT STATES THAT HE WAS VERY ACTIVE BEFORE SURGERY.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT: PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING A LOT OF PAIN SINCE HAVING ORIGINAL SURGERY. PATIENT STATES THAT THE PAIN WAS IN HIS HIP JOINT. PATIENT ALSO STATES THAT THE IMPLANT DID NOT KNIT WELL. PATIENT HAD REVISION SURGERY (B)(6) 2011. PATIENT STATES THAT HE WAS VERY ACTIVE BEFORE SURGERY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37578 | SECUR-FIT MAX 132 HIP STEM #8 | IMPLANT | MEH | STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH | MHTD8W |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 YR | Required Intervention |