FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

M2A-MAGNUM MOD HD SZ 52MM

MDR report key: 3971231 · Received July 31, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2014-06654
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 31, 2014
Date of Event
January 4, 2008
Report Date
November 4, 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
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING FILED TO RELAY CORRECTED AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WHICH WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL MEDWATCH. CORRECTION: THE REFERENCE NUMBER, 1825034-2014-06655, WAS REPORTED IN ERROR. IT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. THE CORRECT REFERENCE NUMBERS ARE LISTED BELOW. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 2 OF 3 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2014-06653 /-06654 /-08640).

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, ¿INTRAOPERATIVE OR POSTOPERATIVE BONE FRACTURE AND/OR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN.¿ NUMBER 15 STATES, ¿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 2 OF 2 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2014-06654 & 06655).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LEGAL COUNSEL FOR PATIENT REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2007. PATIENT'S LEGAL COUNSEL FURTHER REPORTED PATIENT ALLEGATIONS OF PAIN, DAMAGE TO BONE/TISSUE, LACK OF MOBILITY, METAL POISONING, METALLOSIS AND ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2008. A REVIEW OF THE INVOICE HISTORY CONFIRMED THE SURGERY DATES AND INDICATES THE FEMORAL STEM WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF¿S COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LEGAL COUNSEL FOR PATIENT REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2007. PATIENT'S LEGAL COUNSEL FURTHER REPORTED PATIENT ALLEGATIONS OF PAIN, DAMAGE TO BONE/TISSUE, LACK OF MOBILITY, METAL POISONING, METALLOSIS AND ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2008. A REVIEW OF THE INVOICE HISTORY CONFIRMED THE SURGERY DATES AND INDICATES THE FEMORAL STEM WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED IN PATIENT OPERATIVE (OP) NOTES REPORTS PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO RIGHT FEMUR PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE. REVISION OP REPORT NOTES THE PRESENCE OF HETEROTROPHIC OSSIFICATION, A LOOSE STEM, AND A BLOOD CLOT AND DEBRIS AT THE FRACTURE SITE. THE FEMORAL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
446768 M2A-MAGNUM MOD HD SZ 52MM PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 726690

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 36 YR Hospitalization| R