FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

M2A-MAGNUM MOD HD SZ 54MM

MDR report key: 3905501 · Received July 1, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2014-05794
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 1, 2014
Report Date
June 10, 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
MO, 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 THESE TYPES OF EVENTS CAN OCCUR UNDER POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS: MATERIAL SENSITIVITY REACTIONS. INADEQUATE RANGE OF MOTION DUE TO IMPROPER SELECTION OR POSITIONING OF COMPONENTS. INTRAOPERATIVE OR POSTOPERATIVE BONE FRACTURE AND/OR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN. ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH METAL-ON-METAL ARTICULATING SURFACES. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF¿S COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 4 OF 4 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME PATIENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2014-05791 / 05794).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LEGAL COUNSEL FOR PATIENT REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2007. PATIENT'S LEGAL COUNSEL FURTHER REPORTED THAT A RIGHT HIP REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2012 DUE TO PATIENT ALLEGATIONS OF PAIN, SWELLING, INFLAMMATION, DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING BONE/TISSUE, SORENESS, DYSFUNCTION, LOSS OF RANGE OF MOTION, LACK OF MOBILITY, IMPAIRMENT AND ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS. A REVIEW OF INVOICE HISTORY CONFIRMED THE INITIAL RIGHT HIP SURGERY DATE. INVOICE HISTORY REVEALED THAT A LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2006. AN INVOICE COULD NOT BE LOCATED TO CONFIRM THE RIGHT HIP REVISION SURGERY DATE OR TO CONFIRM WHICH COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED DURING THE REVISION PROCEDURE. 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
384287 M2A-MAGNUM MOD HD SZ 54MM PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 545370

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization