FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

AMROCK DISTAL FEMORAL EXP 180MM LEFT

MDR report key: 3052120 · Received April 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2013-00927
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 11, 2013
Date of Event
March 11, 2013
Report Date
March 16, 2013
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
PCUSTOM
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, 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 4 STATES, "LOOSENING OR MIGRATION OF THE IMPLANTS CAN OCCUR DUE TO LOSS OF FIXATION, TRAUMA, MALALIGNMENT, BONE RESORPTION, EXCESSIVE ACTIVITY." THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 2 OF 2 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2013-00320-1 & 00927).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT PATIENT MATCHED IMPLANT AND ORTHOPEDIC SALVAGE SYSTEM PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 1999. SUBSEQUENTLY, RADIOGRAPHS TAKEN CONFIRMED THAT THE TIBIAL TRAY WAS LOOSE AND PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO LOOSENING OF THE TIBIAL AND FEMORAL COMPONENTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
154716 AMROCK DISTAL FEMORAL EXP 180MM LEFT PROSTHESIS, KNEE JWH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 024070

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 25 YR Hospitalization| R