M2A-MAGNUM PF CUP 50ODX44ID
Report
- Report Number
- 0001825034-2016-00257
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 22, 2016
- Date of Event
- August 22, 2013
- Report Date
- January 11, 2016
- Manufacturer
- BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
- Product Code
- KWA
- PMA / PMN Number
- PK042037
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
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 1 STATES, "MATERIAL SENSITIVITY REACTIONS." NUMBER 4 STATES, "LOOSENING OR MIGRATION OF THE IMPLANTS MAY OCCUR DUE TO LOSS OF FIXATION, TRAUMA, MALALIGNMENT, BONE RESORPTION, EXCESSIVE ACTIVITY." NUMBER 14 STATES, ¿INTRAOPERATIVE OR POSTOPERATIVE BONE FRACTURE AND/OR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN.¿ NUMBER 15 STATES, "ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH METAL ON METAL ARTICULATING SURFACES." THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 5 OF 5 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2015-05142-1 / 2015-05143-1 / 2015-05144-1 / 2016-00256 / 2016-00257).
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PATIENT'S LEGAL COUNSEL THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL RIGHT HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2006. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO ALLEGATIONS OF PAIN AND ELEVATED COBALT ION LEVELS. PATIENT WAS REVISED AGAIN ON (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO INFECTION. DURING THE PROCEDURE, ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND SPACERS WERE IMPLANTED. ON (B)(6) 2014, THE SPACERS WERE REMOVED AND PATIENT UNDERWENT RE-IMPLANTATION. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTED THAT DURING THE REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2013, LOOSENING OF THE CUP, DISCOLORED JOINT FLUID, HYPERTROPHIC SYNOVIAL TISSUE, AND DEFICIENCY IN THE ANTERIOR WALL WERE NOTED. PATIENT UNDERWENT AN IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT PROCEDURE BETWEEN (B)(6) 2013 AND (B)(6) 2013. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FURTHER REPORTED THAT DURING THE REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2013, PURULENT FLUID AND DENUDED FATTY TISSUE SUGGESTIVE OF LONG TERM AND INFECTED HEMATOMA WERE NOTED. A TROCHANTERIC OSTEOTOMY WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE THE WELL FIXED STEM AND A PIECE OF MEDIAL CALCAR FRACTURED DURING THE PROCEDURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43315 | M2A-MAGNUM PF CUP 50ODX44ID | PROSTHESIS, HIP | KWA | BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS | N/A | 355370 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 YR | Hospitalization| R |