UNKNOWN OXFORD KNEE
Report
- Report Number
- 3002806535-2016-00599
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- July 27, 2016
- Report Date
- June 28, 2016
- Manufacturer
- BIOMET UK LTD.
- Product Code
- NRA
- PMA / PMN Number
- PP010014
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION NECESSARY TO REVIEW MANUFACTURING HISTORY WAS NOT PROVIDED. CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. INITIAL REPORTER - THE ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY OMAR K. ALNACHOUKATI, KEITH BEREND, MIKE KOLCZUN, ROGER EMERSON, ADOLF LOMBARDI, DAVID MAUERHAN, AND JOHN BARRINGTON. EVENT IS BEING REPORTED TO FDA ON ONE MEDWATCH SINCE THE LIMITED INFORMATION AVAILABLE INDICATES THAT A REVISION PROCEDURE MAY BE NECESSARY. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED REGARDING A REVISION PROCEDURE, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REASSESSED AND, IF WARRANTED, FURTHER MEDWATCH REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED. PRODUCT LOCATION UNKNOWN.
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED BASED ON REVIEW OF RAW DATA SPREADSHEETS AND JOURNAL ARTICLE ABSTRACT TITLED, "MULTI-CENTER STUDY OF 825 PHASE III OXFORD MEDIAL COMPARTMENTAL ARTHROPLASTY KNEES: AN AVERAGE TEN-YEAR SURVIVAL ANALYSIS IN THE UNITED STATES" WHICH AIMED TO PROVIDE THE FIRST LONG-TERM SURVIVORSHIP, LARGE PATIENT SAMPLE SIZE STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES LOOKING AT THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE PHASE III OXFORD DESIGN WHILE ALSO ADDRESSING RECENT ADVANCEMENTS THAT CAN HELP AID THE UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY PROCESS AND IMPROVE PARTIAL KNEE SURVIVORSHIP. A PATIENT IDENTIFIED IN THE ARTICLE THAT UNDERWENT LEFT PARTIAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY REPORTEDLY EXPERIENCED PAIN APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR POST-IMPLANTATION. NO REVISION PROCEDURE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DATE. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THE PATIENT EXPIRED DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479448 | UNKNOWN OXFORD KNEE | PROSTHESIS, KNEE | NRA | BIOMET UK LTD. | N/A | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 YR | Death| O |