FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
MAX PS DCM TIB BRNG 10X79/83MM
MDR report key: 4211802
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Received October 29, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 0001825034-2014-08437
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 29, 2014
- Date of Event
- October 8, 2014
- Report Date
- October 8, 2014
- Manufacturer
- BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
- Product Code
- JWH
- PMA / PMN Number
- PK915132
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IN, 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 RELATED TO THE EVENT. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR: UNDER WARNINGS IT STATES, "IMPROPER SELECTION, PLACEMENT, POSITIONING, ALIGNMENT AND FIXATION OF THE IMPLANT COMPONENTS MAY RESULT IN UNUSUAL STRESS CONDITIONS WHICH MAY LEAD TO SUBSEQUENT REDUCTION IN THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS."
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2004. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2014 DUE TO INSTABILITY. THE TIBIAL BEARING AND LOCKING BAR WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 692358 | MAX PS DCM TIB BRNG 10X79/83MM | PROSTHESIS, KNEE | JWH | BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS | N/A | 965550 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 YR | Hospitalization| R |