FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GAP PLATE SCREWS

MDR report key: 3781289 · Received April 30, 2014

Report

Report Number
0002249697-2014-01606
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 30, 2014
Date of Event
October 15, 2013
Report Date
April 8, 2014
Manufacturer
STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH
Product Code
JDI
PMA / PMN Number
K943549
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN EVENT REGARDING CRACK/FRACTURE INVOLVING A GAP PLATE SCREWS WAS REPORTED. THE EVENT WAS NOT CONFIRMED. DEVICE EVALUATION NOT PERFORMED AS THE DEVICES WERE NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED AND EVALUATION INDICATED THAT INSUFFICIENT MEDICAL RECORDS WERE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW. INDICATED THAT THE SPECIFIED LOT WAS ACCEPTED INTO FINAL STOCK WITH NO REPORTED DISCREPANCIES. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW INDICATED THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY OTHER EVENTS FOR THE SPECIFIED LOT. THE REPORTED EVENT INVOLVES ANTERIOR AND MEDIAL DEVIATION OF THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT INTO THE PELVIS AND FRACTURED SCREWS. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AS PATIENT HISTORY AND OFFICE NOTES WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOR THIS EVENT IS POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE CANNOT BE PERFORMED AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE IT WILL BE REPORTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION. NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

USER FACILITY MEDWATCH REPORT # (B)(4) REPORTED RIGHT HIP ARTHROPLASTY FAILURE. X-RAYS OBTAINED APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO EVENT, NOTE AN ANTERIOR AND MEDIAL DEVIATION IF THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT INTO THE PELVIS. BROKEN SCREWS ARE VISUALIZED. THERE DO NOT APPEAR TO BE CONCERNS WITH THE FEMORAL COMPONENT. THERE APPEARS TO BE GOOD BONE IN THE POSTERIOR WALL OF THE PELVIS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

USER FACILITY MEDWATCH REPORT # (B)(4) REPORTED RIGHT HIP ARTHROPLASTY FAILURE. X-RAYS OBTAINED APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO EVENT, NOTE AN ANTERIOR AND MEDIAL DEVIATION IF THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT INTO THE PELVIS. BROKEN SCREWS ARE VISUALIZED. THERE DO NOT APPEAR TO BE CONCERNS WITH THE FEMORAL COMPONENT. THERE APPEARS TO BE GOOD BONE IN THE POSTERIOR WALL OF THE PELVIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
259132 GAP PLATE SCREWS IMPLANT JDI STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH MLN3EV

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 73 YR Required Intervention