FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

R/B RLOC LHOLE SHL 50MM SZ 23

MDR report key: 5490000 · Received March 9, 2016

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2016-00847
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 9, 2016
Date of Event
December 15, 2015
Report Date
February 11, 2016
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
PK050124
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

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 4 STATES, ¿LOOSENING OR MIGRATION OF THE IMPLANTS CAN OCCUR DUE TO LOSS OF FIXATION, TRAUMA, MALALIGNMENT, BONE RESORPTION, OR EXCESSIVE ACTIVITY.¿ NUMBER 14 STATES, "POSTOPERATIVE BONE FRACTURE AND PAIN." THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 2 OF 4 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME EVENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2016-00092-2 / 00847 / 00848 / 00849).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2001. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2015 DUE TO PAIN AND LOOSENING OF THE CUP. DURING THE PROCEDURE, OSTEOLYSIS AROUND THE BONE SCREWS AND RETROGRADED CUP WERE NOTED. THE CUP, HEAD AND LINER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED IN OPERATIVE REPORT NOTED WELL FIXED FEMORAL COMPONENT, MINIMAL CORROSION ON THE TRUNNION, BEARING SURFACE WEAR AND CUP IN RETROVERTED POSITION. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED A SCREW BROKE AND WAS RETAINED BY THE PATIENT DURING THE REVISION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
145510 R/B RLOC LHOLE SHL 50MM SZ 23 PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 940830

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR Hospitalization| R