FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

M2A-MAGNUM 52-60MM TPR INS STD

MDR report key: 3232113 · Received July 17, 2013

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2013-02733
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 17, 2013
Date of Event
December 10, 2012
Report Date
June 17, 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

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 14 STATES, ¿INTRAOPERATIVE OR POSTOPERATIVE BONE FRACTURE AND/OR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN.¿ NUMBER 6 STATES, ¿INADEQUATE RANGE OF MOTION DUE TO IMPROPER SELECTION OR POSITIONING OF COMPONENTS.¿ AND NUMBER 15 STATES, "ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH METAL ON METAL ARTICULATING SURFACES." THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 2 OF 3 MDRS FILED FOR THIS EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2013-02732 / 2734). THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF¿S COMPLAINT, AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2008. LEGAL COUNSEL FOR PATIENT REPORTS PATIENT ALLEGATIONS OF PAIN, SWELLING, INFLAMMATION, TISSUE/BONE DESTRUCTION, LACK OF MOBILITY, DISCOMFORT, SORENESS, DYSFUNCTION, LOSS OF RANGE OF MOTION, FLUID, ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS AND METALLOSIS. REVIEW OF INVOICE HISTORY CONFIRMS A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2012. LEGAL COUNSEL FOR PATIENT FURTHER REPORTS A SECOND REVISION WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2013, DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPORTED. 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
330642 M2A-MAGNUM 52-60MM TPR INS STD PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 582130

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R