FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

M2A-MAGNUM 42-50MM TPR INSRT-6

MDR report key: 3041955 · Received April 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2013-00881
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 9, 2013
Date of Event
March 4, 2013
Report Date
March 12, 2013
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
PK042037
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

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. BIOMET PACKAGE INSERT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS: 1. MATERIAL SENSITIVITY REACTIONS. 14. INTRAOPERATIVE OR POSTOPERATIVE BONE FRACTURE AND/OR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN. 15. ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH METAL-ON-METAL ARTICULATING SURFACES. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 3 OF 3 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2013-00879 / 00881).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT REPORTED THAT THEY UNDERWENT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY (B)(6) 2010. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO ALLEGED PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA, POPPING & CLICKING, SWELLING, INFLAMED TISSUE, AND ELEVATED METAL ION LEVEL. MODULAR HEAD COMPONENT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
147562 M2A-MAGNUM 42-50MM TPR INSRT-6 PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 303630

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R