FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
VANGRD CR TIB BRG 10X79/83
MDR report key: 2991998
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Received March 7, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 0001825034-2013-00491
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 7, 2013
- Date of Event
- February 11, 2013
- Report Date
- February 12, 2013
- Manufacturer
- BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
- Product Code
- JWH
- PMA / PMN Number
- PK023546
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AS
- 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. REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SHOW THAT LOT RELEASED WITH NO RECORDED ANOMALY OR DEVIATION. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR. UNDER POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS, NUMBER FOUR STATES, "LOOSENING OR MIGRATION OF THE IMPLANTS CAN OCCUR DUE TO LOSS OF FIXATION, TRAUMA, MALALIGNMENT, BONE RESORPTION OR EXCESSIVE ACTIVITY".
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2005. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO INSTABILITY. TIBIAL BEARING COMPONENT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97698 | VANGRD CR TIB BRG 10X79/83 | PROSTHESIS, KNEE | JWH | BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS | N/A | 264130 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| R |