FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DISCOVERY ULNA 4X75MM LT W/BEARING C

MDR report key: 4020254 · Received August 19, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2014-07167
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 19, 2014
Date of Event
July 24, 2014
Report Date
September 19, 2014
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
JDC
PMA / PMN Number
PK013042
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KS, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MANUFACTURE DATE ¿ NOV 4, 2009. REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SHOW THAT LOT RELEASED WITH NO RECORDED ANOMALY OR DEVIATION. REVIEW OF STERILIZATION CERTIFICATION CONFIRMS DEVICE WAS STERILIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISO 11137-2. WITHOUT PRODUCT RETURN, THE CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. 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.¿

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION NECESSARY TO REVIEW MANUFACTURING HISTORY WAS NOT PROVIDED. CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS COULD NOT BE COMPLETED WITH THE LIMITED INFORMATION PROVIDED. EXPIRATION DATE - UNKNOWN. DATE IMPLANTED - UNKNOWN. PMA/510(K) NUMBER-UNKNOWN. MANUFACTURE DATE ¿ UNKNOWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A TOTAL ELBOW ARTHROPLASTY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2014 DUE TO INFECTION. THE BUSHING WAS REMOVED AND A CEMENT SPACER MOLD WAS IMPLANTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A TOTAL ELBOW ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2011. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2014 DUE TO INFECTION. THE BUSHING WAS REMOVED AND A CEMENT SPACER MOLD WAS IMPLANTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
498073 DISCOVERY ULNA 4X75MM LT W/BEARING C PROSTHESIS, ELBOW JDC BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 472530

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR Hospitalization| R