FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GUERRERO LT TRFLNG 58MMXSZ25

MDR report key: 3063494 · Received April 17, 2013

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2013-01019
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 17, 2013
Date of Event
July 5, 2013
Report Date
November 7, 2013
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
LPH
PMA / PMN Number
PK030055
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING FILED TO RELAY THE REVISION PROCEDURE DATE, WHICH WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL MEDWATCH.

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 FIVE STATES, "IMPLANTS CAN LOOSEN OR MIGRATE DUE TO TRAUMA OR LOSS OF FIXATION."

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT HIP PROCEDURE UTILIZING A CUSTOM TRI-FLANGE ON (B)(6) 2010. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS PULLING ON A PACKAGE STRAP, AND THEN STOOD UP AND TWISTED HIS BODY. THE CUSTOM TRI-FLANGE IMPLANT LOOSENED. A REVISION PROCEDURE HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED TO DATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A TOTAL LEFT HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2010. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO A LOOSE TRI-FLANGE COMPONENT. THE TRI-FLANGE COMPONENT, MODULAR HEAD AND LINER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
165734 GUERRERO LT TRFLNG 58MMXSZ25 PROSTHESIS, HIP LPH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 501830

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR Hospitalization| R