FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MCLAUGHLIN +5 ACET 54MMX24L

MDR report key: 3023521 · Received March 27, 2013

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2013-00755
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 27, 2013
Date of Event
March 6, 2013
Report Date
February 27, 2013
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWZ
PMA / PMN Number
PN/A
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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 1 STATES, "MATERIAL SENSITIVITY REACTIONS." NUMBER 14 STATES, "POSTOPERATIVE BONE FRACTURE AND PAIN." THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 10 OF 11 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2013-00746 / 00756).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2004. PATIENT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2004 TO ADD A CONSTRAINING RING ON THE CUP, NO REVISION OCCURRED. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2005 ALLEGEDLY DUE TO DISLOCATION. THE HEAD, CUP AND RING WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH BIOMET PRODUCT. ON (B)(6) 2006 PATIENT UNDERWENT A SECOND REVISION ALLEGEDLY DUE TO DISLOCATION. THE HEAD AND LINER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH BIOMET PRODUCT. ON (B)(6) 2012, PATIENT UNDERWENT A THIRD REVISION ALLEGEDLY DUE TO DISLOCATION. THE HEAD AND LINER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH BIOMET PRODUCT. ON (B)(6) 2012, PATIENT UNDERWENT A FOURTH REVISION ALLEGEDLY DUE TO DISLOCATION. THE HEAD AND LINER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH BIOMET PRODUCT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE STEM ALLEGEDLY APPEARED EXCESSIVELY ANTEVERTED AND DISLOCATES OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE CUP. ON (B)(6) 2013, PATIENT WAS REVISED ALLEGEDLY DUE TO ELEVATED METAL IONS AND PAIN. THE HEAD AND LINER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH BIOMET PRODUCT AND THE CUP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH COMPETITOR PRODUCT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
126436 MCLAUGHLIN +5 ACET 54MMX24L PROSTHESIS, HIP KWZ BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 150730

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 67 YR Hospitalization| R