FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

UNKNOWN STAR ANKLE

MDR report key: 8048491 · Received November 7, 2018

Report

Report Number
0008031020-2018-00957
Event Type
Death
Date Received
November 7, 2018
Date of Event
April 8, 2010
Report Date
November 7, 2018
Manufacturer
STRYKER GMBH
Product Code
NTG
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GB
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, IT WILL BE PROVIDED ON A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT. DEVICE DISPOSITION IS UNKNOWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF AN IMPLANT SUMMARY REPORT FROM (B)(6). THIS (B)(6) WAS PRODUCED ON (B)(6) 2018 AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH ¿STAR ANKLE¿. WITHIN THAT PUBLICATION, POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN APRIL 2010 AND MAY 2018. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO ASCERTAIN SPECIFIC DEVICE OR PATIENT INFORMATION FROM THE REPORT, A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE, HOWEVER, REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY, THEREFORE 22 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE STUDY. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES DEATH. 5 OUT OF 13 CASES. HOWEVER THE CAUSE AND THE DATE OF THE DEATH WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
887717 UNKNOWN STAR ANKLE PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, UNICOMPARTMENTAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYME NTG STRYKER GMBH UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death