FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDO II MOD ENDO HEAD SZ 46

MDR report key: 3811795 · Received May 15, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2014-04052
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 15, 2014
Date of Event
April 16, 2014
Report Date
April 16, 2014
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWL
PMA / PMN Number
PK984028
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, US
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 10 STATES, ¿FRETTING AND CREVICE CORROSION CAN OCCUR AT INTERFACES BETWEEN COMPONENTS." THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 1 OF 3 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2014-04052 / 04054).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2005. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2014, DUE TO METALLOSIS, FLUID, AND DAMAGE TO MUSCLE. SURGEON COULD NOT REMOVE THE HEAD FROM THE STEM AS THEY WERE COLD WELDED. AS A RESULT, A DELAY OVER THIRTY (30) MINUTES WAS EXPERIENCED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
290234 ENDO II MOD ENDO HEAD SZ 46 PROSTHESIS, HIP KWL BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 873430

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R