FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TAPERLOC POROUS LATERAL FEMORAL 17.5X155

MDR report key: 3083292 · Received April 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2013-01188
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 29, 2013
Date of Event
April 3, 2013
Report Date
April 1, 2013
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
LPH
PMA / PMN Number
PK921301
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, 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: "POSTOPERATIVE BONE FRACTURE AND PAIN."

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2005. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO FRACTURE OF THE PATIENT'S FEMUR. THE FEMORAL STEM AND HEAD WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
183960 TAPERLOC POROUS LATERAL FEMORAL 17.5X155 PROSTHESIS, HIP LPH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 105010

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R