FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

M2A-MAGNUM PF CUP 54ODX48ID

MDR report key: 3834406 · Received May 28, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2014-04855
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 28, 2014
Date of Event
January 18, 2013
Report Date
June 4, 2014
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
PK042037
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, 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 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 4 STATES, LOOSENING OR MIGRATION OF THE IMPLANTS MAY OCCUR DUE TO LOSS OF FIXATION, TRAUMA, MALALIGNMENT, BONE RESORPTION, OR EXCESSIVE ACTIVITY." 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 NUMBER 1 OF 2 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2014-04855 / 04856).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING FILED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WHICH WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL MEDWATCH.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT'S LEGAL COUNSEL REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2008. LEGAL COUNSEL FURTHER REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO PATIENT ALLEGATIONS OF PAIN, CYSTIC AREAS, ADVERSE METAL REACTIONS, AND ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF¿S COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT'S LEGAL COUNSEL REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2008. LEGAL COUNSEL FURTHER REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO PATIENT ALLEGATIONS OF PAIN, CYSTIC AREAS, ADVERSE METAL REACTIONS, AND ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED IN PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS INDICATES THAT RIGHT HIP REVISION PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2013 WAS DUE TO PAIN, CYSTIC CHANGE BEHIND ACETABULAR COMPONENT, A LOOSE ACETABULAR COMPONENT, AND ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS. THE PATIENT'S OPERATIVE REPORT NOTED CLEAR FLUID WITH METAL STAINING, FRAYING AROUND TRUNNION, CYSTIC AREAS, FIBROUS TISSUE AND SCAR TISSUE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED IN PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS NOTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2011 PATIENT'S BLOOD WAS TESTED. 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
313603 M2A-MAGNUM PF CUP 54ODX48ID PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 195260

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 51 YR Hospitalization| R