36MM COCR MOD HD -3MM
Report
- Report Number
- 0001825034-2014-05733
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 25, 2014
- Date of Event
- July 24, 2011
- Report Date
- April 29, 2015
- Manufacturer
- BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
- Product Code
- JDI
- PMA / PMN Number
- PK032396
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
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. 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.¿ 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 4 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME PATIENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2014-03789 / 03790 AND 2014-05733 / 05734).
THE FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING FILED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL MEDWATCH. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 3 OF 8 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME PATIENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2014-03789 / 03790 & 05733 / 05734 & 2015-02003 / 02005 & 02007).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT ENROLLED IN THE MOM CLINICAL STUDY UNDERWENT TOTAL RIGHT HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2008. SUBSEQUENTLY, LEGAL COUNSEL FOR PATIENT REPORTS PATIENT WAS REVISED (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO ALLEGATIONS OF PAIN, DISCOMFORT, SWELLING, INFLAMMATION, DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING BONE AND TISSUE, LACK OF MOBILITY AND RANGE OF MOTION, DIFFICULTY WALKING, AND ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS AND METALLOSIS. REVIEW OF INVOICE RECORDS INDICATES THE PATIENT WAS REVISED (B)(6) 2013 AND THE HEAD AND CUP WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH REVIEW OF PATIENT INVOICE RECORDS INDICATE THAT PATIENT HIP REVISION PROCEDURES WERE ALSO PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2011 AND ON (B)(6) 2011. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED IN PATIENT INVOICE RECORDS INDICATES PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A HIP MOLD ON (B)(6) 2011. IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH HIP HAD THE ADDITIONAL REVISIONS. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED IN THE PATIENT'S REVISION OPERATIVE REPORT NOTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2011. OPERATIVE REPORT NOTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT HIP REVISION ON (B)(6) 2011 DUE TO INFECTION. OPERATIVE REPORT FURTHER NOTED PURULENT FLUID AND NECROTIC FAT DURING THE PROCEDURE. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND CEMENT SPACER MOLDS WERE IMPLANTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED IN THE PATIENT'S REVISION OPERATIVE REPORT NOTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT HIP REVISION ON (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO PAIN. THE MODULAR HEAD AND ACETABULAR CUP WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AND A LINER WAS IMPLANTED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT ENROLLED IN THE MOM CLINICAL STUDY UNDERWENT TOTAL RIGHT HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2008. SUBSEQUENTLY, LEGAL COUNSEL FOR PATIENT REPORTS PATIENT WAS REVISED (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO ALLEGATIONS OF PAIN, DISCOMFORT, SWELLING, INFLAMMATION, DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING BONE AND TISSUE, LACK OF MOBILITY AND RANGE OF MOTION, DIFFICULTY WALKING, AND ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS AND METALLOSIS. REVIEW OF INVOICE RECORDS INDICATES THE PATIENT WAS REVISED (B)(6) 2013 AND THE HEAD AND CUP WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH REVIEW OF PATIENT INVOICE RECORDS INDICATE THAT PATIENT HIP REVISION PROCEDURES WERE ALSO PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2011 AND ON (B)(6), 2011. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED IN PATIENT INVOICE RECORDS INDICATES PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A HIP MOLD ON (B)(6) 2011. IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH HIP HAD THE ADDITIONAL REVISIONS. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371302 | 36MM COCR MOD HD -3MM | PROSTHESIS, HIP | JDI | BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS | N/A | 710260 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 YR | Hospitalization| R |