FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

M2A-MAGNUM MODULAR HEAD SIZE 44MM

MDR report key: 6384451 · Received March 7, 2017

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2017-01380
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 7, 2017
Date of Event
September 26, 2016
Report Date
November 17, 2017
Manufacturer
BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
PK042037
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CO, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: US257850 MAGNUM TRISPIKE CUP 152480, 239254 M2A MAGNUM TAPER 011050, UNKNOWN FEMORAL STEM. REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED BY REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. ROOT CAUSE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED AS THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO ADEQUATELY INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT PROVIDED. 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE SEE REPORTS: 1825034-2017-01380, 0001825034-2017-01380-1, 1825034-2017-01381, 0001825034-2017-01381-1, 1825034-2017-01382, 0001825034-2017-01382-1. THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING FILED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL MEDWATCH. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 1 OF 3 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME PATIENT (REFERENCE 1825034-2017-01380 / 01382).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED IN REVISION OPERATIVE NOTES THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS METALLOSIS, SYNOVITIS, AND PAIN. PSEUDOTUMORS WERE NOTED AS WELL AS SOFT TISSUE REACTION SECONDARY TO METALLOSIS. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY PATIENT'S LEGAL COUNSEL THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT HIP REVISION PROCEDURE APPROXIMATELY EIGHT YEARS POST-IMPLANTATION DUE TO METALLOSIS, METAL DEBRIS, CORROSION, ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS, PAIN AND LIMITED MOBILITY. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS SET FORTH IN PLAINTIFF¿S COMPLAINT AND THE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE UNVERIFIED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
166639 M2A-MAGNUM MODULAR HEAD SIZE 44MM PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS N/A 534330

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 64 YR Hospitalization| R