UNKNOWN TRIDENT 36MM F X3 10DEG POLY INSERT
Report
- Report Number
- 0002249697-2018-03298
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 12, 2018
- Date of Event
- March 24, 2009
- Report Date
- December 18, 2018
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH
- Product Code
- MEH
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
AN EVENT REGARDING INFECTION INVOLVING AN UNKNOWN TRIDENT LINER WAS REPORTED. THE EVENT WAS CONFIRMED BY CLINICIANS REVIEW. METHOD & RESULTS: PRODUCT EVALUATION AND RESULTS: A VISUAL, FUNCTIONAL AND DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION WAS NOT PERFORMED AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS AS IT REMAINS IMPLANTED. CLINICIAN REVIEW: "ON (B)(6) 2009 A REVISION OF THE RIGHT TOTAL HIP WAS "PERFORMED" FOR RIGHT HIP PAIN, STATUS-POST TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. ONE-HALF HOUR POST-OPERATIVE A GRAM STAIN REPORT WAS "1 + ORGANISMS" AND THE PATIENT WAS BEGUN ON ANTIBIOTICS. ON A POST-OPERATIVE VISIT OF (B)(6) 2009 THE STAPLES WERE REMOVED AND NO SIGN OF INFLAMMATION OR INFECTION WERE NOTED. ON A VISIT OF (B)(6) 2009 THE PATIENT WAS DOING WELL.. PRODUCT HISTORY REVIEW: A REVIEW OF THE PRODUCT HISTORY RECORDS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS THE DEVICE LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW: A COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS THE LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. CONCLUSIONS: THE EVENT WAS CONFIRMED AS PER CLINICIANS REVIEW. A REVIEWED OF PROVIDED MEDICAL RECORDS BY CONSULTANT CLINICIAN REVEALED THAT, "ON (B)(6) 2009 A REVISION OF THE RIGHT TOTAL HIP WAS "PERFORMED" FOR RIGHT HIP PAIN, STATUS-POST TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY.[...] ONE-HALF HOUR POST-OPERATIVE A GRAM STAIN REPORT WAS "1 ORGANISMS" AND THE PATIENT WAS BEGUN ON ANTIBIOTICS. ON A POST-OPERATIVE VISIT OF (B)(6) 2009 THE STAPLES WERE REMOVED AND NO SIGN OF INFLAMMATION OR INFECTION WERE NOTED. ON A VISIT OF (B)(6) 2009 THE PATIENT WAS DOING WELL. IN THIS CASE OF SUBCLINICAL INFECTION OF THE RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY INITIALLY TREATED WITH I&D EARLY POST-OPERATIVE PRIMARY SURGERY AND LATER WITH A POSITIVE GRAM STAIN AT REVISION, PAIN APPEARED RELATED TO TROCHANTERIC BURSITIS, ACETABULAR IMPINGEMENT, AND POSSIBLE INFECTION. REPOSITIONING THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT INTO ANTEVERSION APPARENTLY RESOLVED THE IMPINGEMENT PROBLEMS AND ALSO THE POSSIBLE ILIOPSOAS TENDINITIS. NO EXAMINATION OF THE EXPLANTED COMPONENTS IS AVAILABLE. BLACK MARKINGS DESCRIBED ON THE ALUMINA HEAD ARE CONSISTENT WITH REPEATED SUBLUXATIONS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT FACTORS OF FAULTY PROSTHETIC DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, OR MATERIALS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CLINICAL SITUATION." NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOR THIS EVENT IS POSSIBLE. IF DEVICES AND / OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE TO INDICATE FURTHER EVALUATION IS WARRANTED, THIS RECORD WILL BE REOPENED.
AS PER REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS: "ONE-HALF HOUR POST-OPERATIVE A GRAM STAIN REPORT WAS "1 ORGANISMS" AND THE PATIENT WAS BEGUN ON ANTIBIOTICS." THIS PI IS FOR INFECTION.
IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DEVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, IT WILL BE PROVIDED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE FOLLOWING DEVICES WERE ALSO LISTED IN THIS REPORT: ACETABULAR DOME HOLE PLUG; CAT#2060-0000-1; LOT#UNKNOWN. 6.5 CANCELLOUS BONE SCREW 40MM; CAT#2030-6540-1; LOT#UNKNOWN. D-M 2.0MM BEADED CABLE SET VIT; CAT#6704-0-520; LOT#UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN ACCOLADE TMZ HIP SYSTEM STEM #7; CAT#UNKNOWN; LOT#UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN DELTA CERAMIC V40 36MM HEAD; CAT#UNKNOWN; LOT#UNKNOWN. IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED WHICH, IF ANY OF THESE DEVICES MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE PATIENT'S EXPERIENCE.
AS PER REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS: "ONE-HALF HOUR POST-OPERATIVE A GRAM STAIN REPORT WAS "1 + ORGANISMS" AND THE PATIENT WAS BEGUN ON ANTIBIOTICS." THIS PI IS FOR INFECTION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801760 | UNKNOWN TRIDENT 36MM F X3 10DEG POLY INSERT | HIP IMPLANT | MEH | STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS-MAHWAH | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 YR | Other |