FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MLRY-HD LAT POR FEMORAL 8MM

MDR report key: 3464688 · Received November 12, 2013

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2013-05233
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 12, 2013
Date of Event
July 4, 2008
Report Date
October 14, 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
CA
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: UNDER POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS, NUMBER 1 STATES, ¿MATERIAL SENSITIVITY REACTIONS.¿ NUMBER 15 STATES, ¿ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH METAL-ON-METAL ARTICULATING SURFACES.¿ THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 8 OF 8 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME PATIENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2013-02303-1/02304-1 AND 05228/05233).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS RECEIVED PRELIMINARY CLINICAL DATA FROM DR (B)(6) REGARDING PATIENTS ENROLLED IN A (B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2007 AND RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2008. DURING POST OPERATIVE MONITORING AND TESTING, A CYSTIC MASS WAS NOTED IN THE LEFT HIP AND SOLID MASSES WERE NOTED IN THE RIGHT HIP. THE CYSTIC MASS ON THE LATERAL AREA OF THE LEFT HIP MEASURED 4.3 X 3.5 X 2.6CM. THE SOLID MASS ON THE ANTERIOR AREA OF THE RIGHT HIP MEASURED 4.3 X 4.2 X 1.7CM. THE SOLID MASS ON THE POSTERIOR AREA OF THE RIGHT HIP MEASURED 4.4 X 2.5 X 2.6CM. THESE FINDINGS WERE FOUND DUE TO FOLLOW UP TESTING. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
582504 MLRY-HD LAT POR FEMORAL 8MM PROSTHESIS, HIP LPH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 018970

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR Hospitalization| R