FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
TAPERLOC POR LAT FMRL 5.0X130
MDR report key: 3115239
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Received May 16, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 0001825034-2013-01530
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 16, 2013
- Date of Event
- April 18, 2013
- Report Date
- April 19, 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
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
CURRENT INFORMATION INDICATES THAT HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION CAUSED THE EVENT BY CAUSING THE STEM TO LOOSEN. 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."
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2005. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO STEM LOOSENING FROM HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION. THE STEM, HEAD AND LINER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH BIOMET PRODUCT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217985 | TAPERLOC POR LAT FMRL 5.0X130 | PROSTHESIS, HIP | LPH | BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS | N/A | 749830 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| R |