FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VANGRD ANT STBLZD BEARING 10X75

MDR report key: 3875275 · Received June 16, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2014-05565
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 16, 2014
Date of Event
June 22, 2012
Report Date
May 26, 2014
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
MBH
PMA / PMN Number
PK050222
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

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 WARNINGS IT STATES "IMPROPER SELECTION, PLACEMENT, POSITIONING, ALIGNMENT AND FIXATION OF THE IMPLANT COMPONENTS MAY RESULT IN UNUSUAL STRESS CONDITIONS WHICH MAY LEAD TO SUBSEQUENT REDUCTION IN THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS." THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 1 OF 2 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2014-05565 / 05566).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6), 2009. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION PROCEDURES ON (B)(6), 2012 AND (B)(6), 2014 DUE TO INSTABILITY. THE TIBIAL BEARINGS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
352566 VANGRD ANT STBLZD BEARING 10X75 PROSTHESIS, KNEE MBH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 562310

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R