FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

M2A 38MMX50MM CUP

MDR report key: 3821956 · Received May 20, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2014-04398
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 20, 2014
Date of Event
February 23, 2006
Report Date
April 21, 2014
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
PK011110
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, 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. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR: UNDER POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS, NUMBER 6 STATES, "INADEQUATE RANGE OF MOTION DUE TO IMPROPER SELECTION OR POSITIONING OF COMPONENTS." NUMBER 14 STATES, "INTRAOPERATIVE OR POSTOPERATIVE BONE FRACTURE AND/OR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN." NUMBER 15 STATES, "ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH METAL ON METAL ARTICULATING SURFACES." THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF¿S COMPLAINT, AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 2 OF 2 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2014-04397 / 04398).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LEGAL COUNSEL FOR PATIENT REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2004. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT'S LEGAL COUNSEL REPORTED PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2006 DUE TO PATIENT ALLEGATIONS OF PAIN, LOSS OF RANGE OF MOTION AND ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS. 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
300208 M2A 38MMX50MM CUP PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 194240

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R