FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

M2A-MAGNUM MOD HD SZ 44MM

MDR report key: 3140737 · Received May 31, 2013

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2013-01758
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 31, 2013
Date of Event
April 17, 2013
Report Date
May 3, 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
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVENT IS BEING REPORTED TO FDA ON ONE MEDWATCH AS THE LIMITED INFORMATION AVAILABLE INDICATES THAT A REVISION PROCEDURE OCCURRED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED REGARDING THE REVISION PROCEDURE, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REASSESSED AND FURTHER MEDWATCH REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED, IF NECESSARY. THE PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION NECESSARY TO REVIEW MANUFACTURING HISTORY WAS NOT PROVIDED. CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF¿S COMPLAINT, AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED.

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 1 STATES, "MATERIAL SENSITIVITY REACTIONS." NUMBER 6 STATES, "INADEQUATE RANGE OF MOTION DUE TO IMPROPER SELECTION OR POSITIONING OF COMPONENTS." NUMBER 14 STATES, "INTRAOPERATIVE OR POSTOPERATIVE BONE FRACTURE AND/OR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN." THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF¿S COMPLAINT, AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 1 OF 4 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2013-01758 & 04377 / 04379).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT'S LEGAL COUNSEL REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2009. SUBSEQUENTLY, LEGAL COUNSEL FOR PATIENT REPORTS PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO PATIENT ALLEGATIONS OF PAIN, DISCOMFORT, SORENESS, DYSFUNCTION, LOSS OF RANGE OF MOTION, METALLOSIS, SWELLING, INFLAMMATION, DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING BONE AND TISSUE, LACK OF MOBILITY AND METAL POISONING. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO DATE. 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
242279 M2A-MAGNUM MOD HD SZ 44MM PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 682200

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R