FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MLRY-HD POR FMRL 12X165MM

MDR report key: 4013704 · Received August 15, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2014-07122
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 15, 2014
Date of Event
April 15, 2013
Report Date
July 18, 2014
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
LPH
PMA / PMN Number
PK030055
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, 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 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.¿ THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 3 OF 4 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2014-03853, 07120, 07122 AND 07123).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LEGAL COUNSEL FOR PATIENT REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2006. PATIENT'S LEGAL COUNSEL FURTHER REPORTED THAT A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2013, DUE TO PATIENT ALLEGATIONS OF PAIN, DISCOMFORT, DIFFICULTY WALKING, LOSS OF RANGE OF MOTION, DAMAGE TO BONE/TISSUE AND METALLOSIS. A REVIEW OF INVOICE HISTORY COULD NOT CONFIRM THE SURGERY DATES OR WHICH COMPONENTS WERE 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 MEDICAL RECORDS INDICATES PATIENT RIGHT HIP REVISION PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2013 WAS DUE TO PAIN. THE PATIENT¿S OPERATIVE REPORT NOTED METAL STAINED TISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
490137 MLRY-HD POR FMRL 12X165MM PROSTHESIS, HIP LPH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 688590

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 76 YR Hospitalization| R