FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STRYKER SYSTEM 6 TOTAL KNEE KIT CONTAINER

MDR report key: 4974713 · Received July 31, 2015

Report

Report Number
MW5045117
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 31, 2015
Date of Event
July 25, 2015
Report Date
July 31, 2015
Manufacturer
STRYKER
Product Code
JWH
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

STRYKER SYSTEM 6 AND DEPUY SIGMA TOTAL KNEE SETS. DEFECTIVE PLASTIC INSERTS IN THE STRYKER SYSTEM 6 ORTHOPEDIC CONTAINERS. THE PLASTIC INSERTS WERE CRACKED, CHIPPED, PEELING, AND/OR BUBBLING. THE DURATION OF THE PROBLEM IS UNK. MFRS WERE NOT NOTIFIED AND STRYKER HAS REPLACED THEIR SETS AS OF (B)(6) 2015. THE REPLACEMENT INSERTS ARE NO LONGER MADE OF METAL AND PLASTIC, INSTEAD THEY ARE MADE OF GRAPHITE MATERIAL, WHICH SHOULD BE MORE DURABLE. CONTAINERS HAVE TO BE REPROCESSED IN ORDER TO HOUSE REPROCESSED TOTAL KNEE INSTRUMENTS. I HAVE NO MODEL NUMBER OTHER THAN THAT PROVIDED ABOVE, AND NO EXPIRATION DATE, ETC.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
502129 STRYKER SYSTEM 6 TOTAL KNEE KIT CONTAINER CONTAINER JWH STRYKER
502130 DEPUY SIGMA TOTAL KNEE SET DEPUY SIGMA TOTAL KNEE SET JWH DEPUY

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention