FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

M2A-MAGNUM MOD HD SZ 44MM

MDR report key: 3871999 · Received June 13, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2014-05396
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 13, 2014
Date of Event
May 16, 2014
Report Date
May 20, 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
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR: UNDER WARNINGS, NUMBER 4 STATES, "ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH METAL-ON-METAL ARTICULATING SURFACES. THE POTENTIAL LONG-TERM BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF METAL WEAR DEBRIS AND METAL ION PRODUCTION ARE NOT KNOWN."

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2011. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2014 DUE TO ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS. THE MODULAR HEAD AND TAPER ADAPTER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH AN ACTIVE ARTICULATION POLYETHYLENE LINER AND MODULAR HEAD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
350341 M2A-MAGNUM MOD HD SZ 44MM PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 125730

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R