FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

X3 TRIATHLON INSERT PS#7 9MM

MDR report key: 5724149 · Received June 14, 2016

Report

Report Number
0002249697-2016-01958
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 14, 2016
Date of Event
May 19, 2016
Report Date
May 19, 2016
Manufacturer
STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH
Product Code
MBH
PMA / PMN Number
K141056
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MT, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN EVENT REGARDING REVISION SURGERY DUE TO INSTABILITY INVOLVING A TRIATHLON PS INSERT WAS REPORTED. THE EVENT WAS NOT CONFIRMED. DEVICE EVALUATION AND RESULTS: NOT PERFORMED AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED AND EVALUATION: NOT PERFORMED AS NO MEDICAL RECORDS WERE PROVIDED. DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW: THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED AND ACCEPTED INTO FINAL STOCK WITH NO REPORTED DISCREPANCIES. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW: THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER SIMILAR EVENTS FOR THE LOT REFERENCED. REVISION SURGERY TOOK PLACE DUE TO INSTABILITY WHEREBY A THICKER INSERT WAS IMPLANTED. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED BECAUSE INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. FURTHER INFORMATION SUCH AS PRODUCT RETURN, PRE- AND POST-OPERATIVE X-RAYS, OPERATIVE REPORTS AS WELL AS PATIENT HISTORY AND FOLLOW-UP NOTES ARE NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION FOR DETERMINING A ROOT CAUSE. A CAPA TREND ANALYSIS WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE REPORTED FAILURE MODE AND CONCLUDED INSTABILITY MAY RESULT FROM OTHER FACTORS NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO THE DEVICE. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE TO INDICATE FURTHER EVALUATION IS WARRANTED, THIS RECORD WILL BE REOPENED

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE CANNOT BE PERFORMED AS THE DEVICE WAS DISPOSED OF BY THE HOSPITAL AND NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE IT WILL BE REPORTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION. NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT PRESENTED IN CLINIC AND WAS LOOSE LATERALLY FOLLOWING LTK REPLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2016. PATIENT HAD DEVELOPED ACUTE GOUT FOLLOWING HIS PRIMARY LTK. DR. (B)(6) EXCHANGED POLY + NOTED THE POPLITEUS HAD BECOME COMPROMISED MOST LIKELY AT SOME POINT POST OP. DR. (B)(6) REIMPLANTED A 7 X 13 PS INSERT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT PRESENTED IN CLINIC AND WAS LOOSE LATERALLY FOLLOWING LTK REPLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2016. PATIENT HAD DEVELOPED ACUTE GOUT FOLLOWING HIS PRIMARY LTK. DR. (B)(6) EXCHANGED POLY + NOTED THE POPLITEUS HAD BECOME COMPROMISED MOST LIKELY AT SOME POINT POST OP. DR. (B)(6) REIMPLANTED A 7 X 13 PS INSERT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
378915 X3 TRIATHLON INSERT PS#7 9MM PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, CO MBH STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH LET834

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 82 YR Required Intervention