FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VANGUARD SSK PS TIBIAL BEARING 14X79/83

MDR report key: 4120634 · Received September 26, 2014

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2014-07874
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 26, 2014
Date of Event
May 30, 2013
Report Date
September 2, 2014
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
PK042757
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, 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. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 2 OF 4 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME PATIENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2014-06171, 07867, 07874 & 07875).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2012 DUE TO INFECTION AND ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH CEMENT SPACERS. A RE-IMPLANTATION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2012. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED INDICATES THAT REVISION PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2013 TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE POLYETHYLENE TIBIAL BEARINGS DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS. A FURTHER REVISION PROCEDURE OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2014 WHERE ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED DUE TO INFECTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
600850 VANGUARD SSK PS TIBIAL BEARING 14X79/83 PROSTHESIS, KNEE JWH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 855560

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R