FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VANGRD CR TIB BRG 10X79/83

MDR report key: 2991998 · 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