FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

M2A-MAGNUM MOD HD SZ 52MM

MDR report key: 3834580 · Received May 28, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2014-04797
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 28, 2014
Report Date
April 28, 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
CA, 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 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 1825034-2014-04796 & 04797).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LEGAL COUNSEL FOR PATIENT REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2007. PATIENT'S LEGAL COUNSEL FURTHER REPORTED PATIENT ALLEGATIONS OF PAIN, DISCOMFORT, DYSFUNCTION, LACK OF MOBILITY, DAMAGE TO BONE/TISSUE, METAL POISONING, METALLOSIS AND ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORTED REVISION PROCEDURE TO DATE. A REVIEW OF THE INVOICE HISTORY CONFIRMED THE INITIAL SURGERY DATE. 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
313899 M2A-MAGNUM MOD HD SZ 52MM PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 134710

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R