HFN LH 125 DEG 11MM X 360MM
Report
- Report Number
- 0001825034-2013-03638
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 6, 2013
- Date of Event
- August 6, 2013
- Report Date
- August 9, 2013
- Manufacturer
- BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
- Product Code
- HSB
- PMA / PMN Number
- PK100238
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VT, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
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 IT STATES, "LOOSENING, BENDING, CRACKING OR FRACTURE OF THE COMPONENTS OR LOSS OF FIXATION IN BONE ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONUNION, OSTEOPOROSIS, MARKEDLY UNSTABLE COMMINUTED FRACTURES." (NOTE: BIOMET, INC. ACQUIRED THE TRAUMA PRODUCT LINE FROM DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. (¿DEPUY¿) ON JUNE 16, 2012 (¿CLOSING DATE¿). PURSUANT TO THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN BIOMET AND DEPUY, BIOMET AGREED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATORY REPORTING FOR EVENTS WHICH OCCURRED AFTER THE CLOSING DATE REGARDLESS OF THE ENTITY THAT ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED THE PRODUCT OR ACTUALLY SOLD THE PRODUCT TO THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. BECAUSE THE PRODUCT THAT IS THE SUBJECT MATTER WAS MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE, PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE SUBJECT PRODUCT WAS MANUFACTURED BY DEPUY AND NOT BIOMET.) DEPUY ALSO SOLD THE PRODUCT THAT IS THE SUBJECT MATTER TO THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER INVOLVED.
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A PARTIAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2011. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED TO A TOTAL HIP SYSTEM ON (B)(6) 2013, DUE TO A FRACTURED FEMORAL ROD.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443128 | HFN LH 125 DEG 11MM X 360MM | ROD, FIXATION | HSB | BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS | N/A | DMDCHL |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74 YR | Hospitalization| R |