FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, NONCONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED

MDR report key: 6072270 · Received November 2, 2016

Report

Report Number
2520274-2016-15160
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 2, 2016
Report Date
October 26, 2016
Manufacturer
SYNTHES USA
Product Code
KWT
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS REPORT IS FOR AN UNKNOWN EPOCA IMPLANTS/UNKNOWN LOTS. PART AND LOT NUMBERS ARE UNKNOWN; UDI NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. ADDITIONAL PRODUCT CODES: MBF AND HSD. A REVISION PROCEDURE HAS BEEN PLANNED BUT IT IS UNKNOWN IF IT HAS OCCURRED YET. COMPLAINANT PART IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR MANUFACTURER REVIEW/INVESTIGATION. (B)(6). WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES EUROPE REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON USED THE EPOCA SHOULDER SYSTEM PREDOMINANTLY IN OSTEOARTHRITIC PATIENT FOR WHICH HE PERFORMED A TOTAL PROSTHETIC REPLACEMENT USING THE METAL BACKED GLENOID. A REVISION SURGERY IS PLANNED DUE TO IMPLANT WEAR; IT IS UNKNOWN IF/WHEN THAT PROCEDURE OCCURRED. THIS REPORT IS FOR AN UNKNOWN EPOCA IMPLANTS. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
724973 PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER, NONCONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER CEMENTED KWT SYNTHES USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention