FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

E1 VNGD PS TIB BRG 79/83X12 OR

MDR report key: 4577374 · Received March 6, 2015

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2015-00860
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 6, 2015
Report Date
February 10, 2015
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
PK080528
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, 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 COMPLAINT RELATED ANOMALY OR DEVIATION. AS IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH KNEE WAS REVISED AND WHAT PARTS WERE REMOVED, THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS COULD NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO THE PART/LOT INFORMATION COULD BE: CATALOG NUMBER - EP-183662. LOT NUMBER - 132920. EXPIRATION DATE ¿ SEP 30, 2014. MANUFACTURE DATE ¿ SEP 8, 2009. OR THE PART/LOT INFORMATION COULD BE: DEVICE BRAND NAME - E1 VNGD PS TIB BRG 79/83X10. CATALOG NUMBER - EP-183660. LOT NUMBER - 383250. EXPIRATION DATE - OCT 31, 2014. MANUFACTURE DATE ¿ OCT 23, 2009. REVIEW OF STERILIZATION CERTIFICATION FOR BOTH LOTS CONFIRMS DEVICES WERE STERILIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISO 11137-2. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR: UNDER POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS; ¿EARLY OR LATE POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION AND ALLERGIC REACTION.¿ THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 3 OF 4 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2015- 00858 / 00860 & 00890).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL LEFT AND RIGHT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2009. SUBSEQUENTLY, ONE OF THE PATIENT'S KNEES WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2010 DUE TO INFECTION AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH SPACER MOLDS. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A REVISION OF THEIR RIGHT KNEE DUE TO AN UNKNOWN REASON. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CASE WAS CANCELLED DUE TO AN UNKNOWN REASON. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE PATIENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
158909 E1 VNGD PS TIB BRG 79/83X12 OR PROSTHESIS, KNEE JWH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 132920

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R