FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN_RECONSTRUCTIVE_PRODUCT

MDR report key: 2933728 · Received January 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
0002249697-2013-00427
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 29, 2013
Date of Event
January 9, 2013
Report Date
January 9, 2013
Manufacturer
STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH
Product Code
MEH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CATALOG NUMBER IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THE DEVICE WAS REPORTED AS UNKNOWN REJUVENATE MODULAR FEMORAL STEM. AN EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE CANNOT BE PERFORMED AS THE DEVICE REMAINED IMPLANTED IN THE PATIENT AND 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 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, THE EVALUATION SUMMARY WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT. REMAINS IMPLANTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN EVENT REGARDING PAIN INVOLVING AN UNKNOWN REJUVENATE MODULAR DEVICE WAS REPORTED. THE EVENT WAS CONFIRMED. DEVICE EVALUATION WAS NOT PERFORMED AS NO DEVICES WERE RECEIVED. DEVICE. REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS THE REPORTED DEVICE WAS NOT PROPERLY IDENTIFIED. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW. A SEARCH OF THE SUPER AND CHS COMPLAINT DATABASES COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS THE REPORTED DEVICE WAS NOT PROPERLY IDENTIFIED. SIMILAR EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED FOR THE REJUVENATE MODULAR PRODUCT FAMILY. THESE EVENTS WERE DETERMINED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH RA 2012-067. VOLUNTARY RECALL RA 2012-067 WAS INITIATED FOR ABGII AND REJUVENATE MODULAR STEMS AND NECKS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE DEVICES. THE REPORTED PAIN IS CONSIDERED TO BE UNDER THE SCOPE OF THIS RECALL. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS REQUIRED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING TROCHANTERIC PAIN IN HER RIGHT HIP. THE FOLLOWING MEASUREMENTS WERE RECORDED AT 46 MONTHS SINCE INDEX SURGERY: COBALT - 7.5; CHROMIUM - 0.9. FURTHER FOLLOW UP IS PLANNED FOR THIS PATIENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING TROCHANTERIC PAIN IN HER RIGHT HIP. THE FOLLOWING MEASUREMENTS WERE RECORDED AT 46 MONTHS SINCE INDEX SURGERY: COBALT - 7.5; CHROMIUM - 0.9. FURTHER FOLLOW UP IS PLANNED FOR THIS PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
39460 UNKNOWN_RECONSTRUCTIVE_PRODUCT IMPLANT MEH STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other