BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    TAPERLOC POR FMRL 9X137

    MDR report key: 3872313 · Received June 13, 2014

    Report

    Report Number
    0001825034-2014-05521
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    June 13, 2014
    Report Date
    May 23, 2014
    Manufacturer
    BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
    Product Code
    LPH
    PMA / PMN Number
    PK030055
    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, ¿POSTOPERATIVE BONE FRACTURE AND PAIN.¿ THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF¿S COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 3 OF 3 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2014-05501, 05502 & 05521).

    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, LACK OF MOBILITY, FOOT DROP, FRACTURED FEMUR, 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
    349506 TAPERLOC POR FMRL 9X137 PROSTHESIS, HIP LPH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 630000

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Hospitalization| R