CUSTOM DISTAL FEMORAL REPLACEMENT IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 3004105610-2015-00051
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 12, 2015
- Date of Event
- May 11, 2015
- Report Date
- May 11, 2015
- Manufacturer
- STANMORE IMPLANTS WORLDWIDE LTD.
- Product Code
- KRO
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
A REVIEW OF THE MFG HISTORY RECORDS CONFIRMS THAT THE DEVICE WAS MFG TO SPEC WITH NO ABNORMALITIES OR DEVIATIONS. THE PT FILE NOTED THAT IN 2000, AN ALLERGY TO COBALT WAS IDENTIFIED. THUS THE MFG OF THE CURRENTLY IMPLANTED DEVICE WAS CARRIED OUT WITH STAINLESS STEEL, INSTEAD OF COBALT. THE SURGEON SUSPECTS THAT THERE MAY SOME LOOSENING OF THE DEVICE IMPLANTED 15 YEARS AGO, BUT AT THIS POINT, HE IS UNCERTAIN AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE CURRENT ISSUE. A REVISION PROCEDURE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR (B)(6) 2015. ADD'L INFO AND THE RETURN OF THE EXPLANTED DEVICE HAS BEEN REQUESTED A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CUSTOM IMPLANT IS SIMILAR TO THE METS MODULAR DISTAL FEMUR (K121029).
THE PATIENT HAD LONG TERM, CHRONIC REACTIONS AND ALLERGIES TO METAL. THE 15 YEAR OLD IMPLANT WAS REPLACED BY A TITANIUM DISTAL FEMUR ON (B)(6) 2015. THE EXPLANTED DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THERE ARE NO REPORTED COMPLICATIONS RESULTING FROM THE REVISION PROCEDURE. THE COMPLAINT IS BEING CLOSED AND IS BEING TRACKED AND TRENDED.
THE SURGEON HAS REQUESTED A NEW DISTAL FEMORAL REPLACEMENT DEVICE TO CARRY OUT A REVISION PROCEDURE. THE PT IS REPORTING INCREASING PAIN IN HER THIGH A DIFFICULTY WALKING. A SCAN AND BIOPSY IDENTIFIED METALLOSIS AT THE TIP OF THE STEM IN THE UPPER FEMUR AND SUSPECTED LOOSENING. THE SURGEON REPORTS NO EVIDENCE OF INFECTION. THE PT HAS A COBALT ALLERGY AND THE ORIGINAL PROSTHESIS WAS MFG FROM STAINLESS STEEL.
THIS IS A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT TO 3004105610-2015-00051 (B)(4).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383930 | CUSTOM DISTAL FEMORAL REPLACEMENT IMPLANT | DISTAL FEMUR IMPLANT | KRO | STANMORE IMPLANTS WORLDWIDE LTD. | CME 7147 | BME 7147 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 YR | Other |