FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BMT SPLINED KNEE STM 14X80

MDR report key: 3905519 · Received July 1, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2014-05883
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 1, 2014
Date of Event
July 27, 2011
Report Date
June 6, 2014
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
PK915132
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
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 POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS, NUMBER 2 STATES, "EARLY OR LATE POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION AND ALLERGIC REACTION." THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 5 OF 6 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME PATIENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2014-05879 / 05884).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2010 DUE TO INFECTION. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH CEMENT SPACERS. PATIENT UNDERWENT REIMPLANTATION ON (B)(6) 2010. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2011 DUE TO INFECTION. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
384313 BMT SPLINED KNEE STM 14X80 PROSTHESIS, KNEE JWH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 564000

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Hospitalization| R