FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BMT 360 7.5MM OFFSET ADAPTER

MDR report key: 5747741 · Received June 24, 2016

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2016-02245
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 24, 2016
Date of Event
May 25, 2016
Report Date
March 16, 2017
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
PK093293
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NV, 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. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR: UNDER POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS, NUMBER 4 STATES, "LOOSENING, MIGRATION, OR FRACTURE OF THE IMPLANTS CAN OCCUR DUE TO LOSS OF FIXATION, TRAUMA, MALALIGNMENT, MALPOSITION, NON-UNION, BONE RESORPTION AND/OR EXCESSIVE UNUSUAL AND/OR AWKWARD MOVEMENT AND/OR ACTIVITY." THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 2 OF 2 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME PATIENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2016-02244 / 02245).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING FILED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS - TIBIAL TRAY - CATALOGUE: 185204 LOT: 795630. FEMUR - CATALOGUE: 185286 LOT: 2372149. TIBIAL OFFSET - CATALOGUE: 185211 LOT: 406560. STEM - CATALOGUE: 148322 LOT: 025650. DISTAL FEMORAL AUGMENT - CATALOGUE: 185486 LOT 767180. DISTAL FEMORAL AUGMENT - CATALOGUE: 185466 LOT 767290. UNIVERSAL FEMORAL AUGMENT - CATALOGUE: 185426 LOT: 020330. UNIVERSAL FEMORAL AUGMENT - CATALOGUE: 185426 LOT: 874820. STEM - CATALOGUE: 148321 LOT: 078660. TIBIAL CRUCIATE WING - CATALOGUE: 185651 LOT: 537320. TIBIAL AUGMENT - CATALOGUE: 185244 LOT: 698400. TIBIAL AUGMENT - CATALOGUE: 185234 LOT: 303890. TIBIAL BEARING - CATALOGUE: 183884 LOT: 804110. COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS EVALUATED AND THE REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF COMPONENTS DETERMINED THAT THE FEMORAL STEM SHOWS A FRACTURE THAT IS SHEARED OFF AT AN ANGLE. BOTH THE TIBIAL AND FEMORAL COMPONENT SHOW A LOT OF BLUE CEMENT BUT NOT A LOT OF BONE ARTIFACTS. THE DHR WAS REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HISTORY DETERMINED THAT NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AS NO WERE TRENDS IDENTIFIED. ROOT CAUSE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS FOUND WHICH WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS. UPDATED: REPORT CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, EVALUATION. UPDATED EVALUATION CODES: ACTUAL DEVICE EVALUATED, MANUFACTURING REVIEW, VISUAL INSPECTION, PHOTOGRAPHIC INSPECTION, LABELING EVALUATION. UPDATED RESULTS CODES: FRACTURE PROBLEM. UPDATED CONCLUSIONS CODES: OPERATIONAL CONTEXT CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTED TO EVENT. CORRECTED: CORRECTED WITH PATIENT INITIALS. CORRECTED WITH PREVIOUS REVISION HISTORY. CORRECTED REPORTERS LAST NAME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT'S LEFT KNEE WAS REVISED APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS POST-IMPLANTATION DUE TO LOOSENING. IT WAS NOTED DURING THE PROCEDURE THAT THE OFFSET ADAPTER BETWEEN THE FEMUR AND STEM FRACTURED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
402786 BMT 360 7.5MM OFFSET ADAPTER PROSTHESIS, KNEE JWH BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 372480

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 82 YR Hospitalization| R