CUS RNGLC II CONST LNR 22X32+5
Report
- Report Number
- 0001825034-2015-00140
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 12, 2015
- Date of Event
- November 23, 2014
- Report Date
- January 16, 2015
- Manufacturer
- BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
- Product Code
- LZO
- PMA / PMN Number
- PCUSTOM
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
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. ALTHOUGH NO ROOT CAUSE FOR THE DISLOCATION COULD BE DETERMINED, IT WAS REPORTED THAT CONDITIONS WERE CONSISTENT WITH PATIENT NONCOMPLIANCE. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR. UNDER POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS, IT STATES: DISLOCATION AND SUBLUXATION DUE TO INADEQUATE FIXATION, MALALIGNMENT, MALPOSITION, EXCESSIVE, UNUSUAL AND/OR AWKWARD MOVEMENT AND/OR ACTIVITY, TRAUMA, WEIGHT GAIN, OR OBESITY." THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 2 OF 3 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2014-08005-2 & 2015-00140 /-00141).
THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING FILED TO RELAY CORRECTED INFORMATION.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2014. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTS THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO DISLOCATION AND A CUSTOM CONSTRAINED LINER WAS IMPLANTED (B)(6) 2014. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DISLOCATED A FEW WEEKS LATER AND UNDERWENT A SUBSEQUENT REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2014. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND A SECOND CUSTOM LINER AND RETAINING RING WERE REPLACED. BEFORE THE END OF THE PROCEDURE, THE NEW LINER AND CUP WERE REMOVED DUE TO ARTICULATION ISSUES AND REPLACED WITH COMPETITOR PRODUCTS.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2014. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO DISLOCATION AND A CUSTOM CONSTRAINED LINER WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2014. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DISLOCATED A FEW WEEKS LATER AND UNDERWENT A SUBSEQUENT REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2014. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO REUSE THE SAME CUSTOM LINER, NOT A NEW SECOND CUSTOM LINER, ALONG WITH A NEW LOCKING RING. HE WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE HIP WAS ARTICULATING AND BEFORE THE END OF THE PROCEDURE, THE LINER AND LOCKING RING WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH COMPETITOR PRODUCTS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26650 | CUS RNGLC II CONST LNR 22X32+5 | PROSTHESIS, HIP | LZO | BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS | N/A | 920540 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| R |