FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROSTHESIS, KNEE

MDR report key: 5261675 · Received December 2, 2015

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2015-04831
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 2, 2015
Report Date
November 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
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

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 RECORDED ANOMALY OR DEVIATION. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR: UNDER POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS, NUMBER 15 STATES, "INTRAOPERATIVE OR POSTOPERATIVE BONE FRACTURE AND/OR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN." PATIENT IS BILATERAL AND IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH SIDE THE PATIENT IS ALLEGING PAIN; THEREFORE THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS COULD NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO THE PART/LOT INFORMATION COULD BE: BRAND NAME - E1 VNGD CRL TIB BRG 79/83X12. CATEGORY NUMBER - EP-183562. LOT NUMBER - 973230. EXPIRATION DATE - AUG 31, 2017. MANUFACTURE DATE ¿ AUG 29, 2012. OR THE PART/LOT INFORMATION COULD BE: BRAND NAME - E1 VNGD CRL TIB BRG 79/83X10. CATEGORY NUMBER - EP-183560. LOT NUMBER - 398800. EXPIRATION DATE - JUN 30, 2015. MANUFACTURE DATE ¿ JUN 4, 2010. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF¿S COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LEGAL COUNSEL FOR PATIENT REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT BILATERAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2013. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT ALLEGED PAIN. NO REVISION PROCEDURE HAS OCCURRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
791289 PROSTHESIS, KNEE JWH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention