FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

M2A-MAGNUM PF CUP 50ODX44ID

MDR report key: 3980490 · Received August 5, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2014-06819
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 5, 2014
Date of Event
September 25, 2012
Report Date
July 15, 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 RELATED TO THE EVENT. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR: UNDER POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS: "MATERIAL SENSITIVITY REACTIONS. " AND "INTRAOPERATIVE OR POSTOPERATIVE BONE FRACTURE AND/OR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN." AND "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 1825034-2014-04122 /-06819).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LEGAL COUNSEL FOR PATIENT REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2006, AND A REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2010, DUE TO PATIENT ALLEGATIONS OF PAIN. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF¿S COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED. OPERATIVE REPORT NOTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT HIP REVISION ON (B)(6) 2012 DUE TO ADVERSE REACTION TO METAL ON METAL. OPERATIVE REPORT NOTED THE PRESENCE OF AN EFFUSION, TURBID FLUID, METALLOSIS STAINED TISSUE, PSEUDOCAPSULE, RETROVERTED CUP, BONY ACETABULUM DEFICIENCIES. THE MODULAR HEAD, TAPER ADAPTER AND ACETABULAR CUP WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A COMPETITOR¿S ACETABULAR COMPONENTS AND A BIOMET HEAD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
456925 M2A-MAGNUM PF CUP 50ODX44ID PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 817610

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 61 YR Hospitalization| R