FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HIP IMPLANT

MDR report key: 3040452 · Received April 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
1020279-2013-00200
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 8, 2013
Date of Event
March 22, 2013
Report Date
March 22, 2013
Manufacturer
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Product Code
JDH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SF
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE AFFECTED DEVICES WERE RETURNED AND EVALUATED. THEY WERE EXAMINED VISUALLY AND MACROSCOPICALLY. NO DESTRUCTIVE TESTING WAS PERFORMED. THE BONE CONTACTING SURFACE OF THE SHELL HAS NO BONE GROWTH ON THE SURFACE. THE POLISHED INSIDE SURFACE OF THE SHELL AND THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE POLYETHYLENE LINER THAT WAS LOCKED INTO SHELL HAVE MILD SCRATCHES ON THE SURFACES THAT LIKELY OCCURRED DURING USAGE DUE TO MICROMOTION BETWEEN THE COMPONENTS. THE FEMORAL HEAD AND LINER ARTICULATING REGIONS HAVE MILD SCRATCHES THAT LIKELY OCCURRED DURING ARTICULATION. NO DAMAGES ON THE FEMORAL HEAD TAPER WERE NOTED. THE SPHERICAL HEAD SCREWS HAVE BURNISHING ON THE SHAFT NEAR THE SCREW HEAD REGION LIKELY DUE TO RUBBING AGAINST THE SHELL. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE IMPLANTS SHOWED NO FEATURES OR DAMAGES ON THE COMPONENT THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT ROTATION. LACK OF BONE GROWTH ON THE SHELL MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT ROTATION. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE ANALYSIS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO ROTATION OF ACETABULAR COMPONENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
144010 HIP IMPLANT R3 3 HOLE ACET SHELL 56MM JDH SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 43 YR 71335756 LOT 11MM13792, 71343600 LOT 12BM01833| 71335756