FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LEGION

MDR report key: 2980283 · Received February 27, 2013

Report

Report Number
1020279-2013-00126
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 27, 2013
Date of Event
February 14, 2013
Report Date
February 25, 2013
Manufacturer
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE AFFECTED DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND EVALUATED. OUR INVESTIGATION INCLUDED AN ATTEMPT TO PERFORM A DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE; HOWEVER SEVERAL ATTRIBUTES WERE DEFORMED AND COULD NOT BE ACCURATELY MEASURED. THE DEVICE WAS ANALYZED BY OUR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM. THERE WAS DAMAGE ON THE DISTAL SURFACE OF THE INSERT. THIS DAMAGE ON THE POSTERIOR SURFACE OF THE INSERT MOST LIKELY INDICATES THAT IT WAS RIDING ON TOP OF THE TIBIAL BASE PLATE. THE ANTERIOR LOCK SHOWED DEFORMATION OF THE LOCK UPWARDS, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE INSERT MAY HAVE NEVER FULLY SEATED

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
84596 LEGION LEGION PS NP FEM SZ 6 RT JWH SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 12HM09597

Patients

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