FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

KNEE REPLACEMENT

MDR report key: 3872158 · Received June 12, 2014

Report

Report Number
MW5036554
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 12, 2014
Date of Event
March 1, 2012
Report Date
June 12, 2014
Manufacturer
STRYKER
Product Code
JDI
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
DC, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN (B)(6) 2012 PT HAD KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY ON HIS LEFT KNEE. TWO MONTHS AFTER SURGERY HIS "KNEE FAILED". PT BEGAN HAVING SYMPTOMS OF SEVER KNEE PAIN, "STABBING" PAIN BEHIND HIS KNEE CAP, INABILITY TO GO UP/DOWN STAIRS, INABILITY TO EXTEND HIS KNEE BACKWARDS, AND HIS KNEE " LOCKING UP". PT SAYS HE HAS BEEN DISABLED EVER SINCE AND UNABLE TO WORK AS A MEAT CUTTER FOR GIANT FOODS. ALSO HE IS "ANGRY" THAT HE CAN'T GET HELP FROM FDA, NO ONE CALLS HIM BACK. HE WANTS THE "ARTICLE NUMBERS" FOR ANY RECALLED KNEE IMPLANTS FOR STRYKER. PT STATES THE KNEE IS FAULTY AND HE WANTS IT OUT OF HIS BODY. PT HAS AN APPOINTMENT (B)(6) 2014 WITH RHEUMATOLOGIST, AND ON (B)(6) 2014 WITH A NEW ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR. HIS ORIGINAL DOCTOR NO LONGER TAKES HIS INSURANCE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
347423 KNEE REPLACEMENT KNEE REPLACEMENT JDI STRYKER

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR Required Intervention| S