FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN KNEE

MDR report key: 4925752 · Received July 20, 2015

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2015-03135
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 20, 2015
Report Date
June 29, 2015
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
NRA
PMA / PMN Number
PUNKNOWN
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT CONCLUSIONS AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENTS. EVENT DETAILS AND PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION WAS NOT PROVIDED FOR THE PATIENTS MENTIONED IN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS COULD NOT BE COMPLETED WITH THE LIMITED INFORMATION PROVIDED. DATE OF EVENT - UNKNOWN; EXPIRATION DATE - UNKNOWN; DATE IMPLANTED - UNKNOWN; DATE EXPLANTED - UNKNOWN; INITIAL REPORTER - THE ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY MARTIN JG ET AL. IN THE KNEE VOL 2, NO. 2, 121-125, 1995. MANUFACTURE DATE ¿ UNKNOWN. IT IS LIKELY THAT THESE COMPLICATIONS AND REVISIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED; HOWEVER, IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE LIMITED INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE IN THE ARTICLE. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE EVENTS BE RECEIVED, THE UPDATED INFORMATION WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE FDA. THIS INFORMATION WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED ON 1825034-2015-03122 WHICH REFERENCED A JOURNAL ARTICLE WRITTEN ON A STUDY THAT THIS PATIENT TOOK PART IN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MARTIN, J.G. ET AL. THE KNEE. VOL. 2, NO. 2, PP. 121-125, 1995. INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED BASED ON REVIEW OF A JOURNAL ARTICLE ENTITLED, "REVISION OF UNICONDYLAR KNEE REPLACEMENTS TO TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT." IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL PARTIAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO COMPONENT LOOSENING ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A TOTAL KNEE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
469533 UNKNOWN KNEE PROSTHESIS, KNEE NRA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 52 YR Hospitalization| R