UNKNOWN BIMETRIC (TITANIUM) STEM
Report
- Report Number
- 3002806535-2017-01135
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 24, 2017
- Report Date
- November 24, 2017
- Manufacturer
- BIOMET UK LTD.
- Product Code
- LZO
- PMA / PMN Number
- PNI
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4). (B)(6). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCT - UNKNOWN FEMORAL HEAD. HUGHES R.E., BATRA A., HALLSTROM B.R. (2017) "ARTHROPLASTY REGISTRIES AROUND THE WORLD: VALUABLE SOURCES OF HIP IMPLANT REVISION RISK DATA.", CURRENT REVIEWS MUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE (2017) 10:240¿252, HTTPS://WWW.NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV/PMC/ARTICLES/PMC5435639/. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS TO BRIEFLY DESCRIBE ARTHROPLASTY REGISTRY CONCEPTS, INTERNATIONAL REGISTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, US REGISTRIES, AND PROVIDE A PARSIMONIOUS SUMMARY OF TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY (THA) IMPLANT REVISION RISK REPORTS ACROSS REGISTRIES. THE PRODUCT AND LOT NUMBER IDENTIFICATION NECESSARY TO REVIEW MANUFACTURING HISTORY AND THE COMPLAINT HISTORY WAS NOT PROVIDED. CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 3002806535-2017-01137.
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN A JOURNAL ARTICLE THAT 657 BIMETRIC (TITANIUM) STEM AND RANAWAT-BURSTEIN CUP (HYBRID IMPLANT) REVISIONS FROM THE (B)(6) JOINT REGISTRY FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO RETRIEVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENTS, HOWEVER NO INFORMATION HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 836769 | UNKNOWN BIMETRIC (TITANIUM) STEM | HIP PROSTHESIS | LZO | BIOMET UK LTD. | N/A | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| R | UNKNOWN FEMORAL HEAD |