FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRAUMA IMPLANT

MDR report key: 8461696 · Received March 28, 2019

Report

Report Number
1020279-2019-01241
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 28, 2019
Date of Event
March 6, 2019
Report Date
June 8, 2019
Manufacturer
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Product Code
MDM
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO BREAKAGE OF THE TIBIAL COMPONENT. IT WAS COMMUNICATED THAT THE EXPLANT WAS RECEIVED IN THE OFFICE IN GERMANY AND THEY DETERMINED THAT IT IS AN EFK KNEE. THE EFK KNEE IS MANUFACTURED BY ANOTHER COMPANY, NOT BY SMITH AND NEPHEW. FOR THIS REASON, THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO BE CLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEVICE HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE ISSUE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT WAS RECEIVED, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT SMITH AND NEPHEW DID NOT MANUFACTURE THE EXPLANT INVOLVED IN THIS CASE. THE EXPLANTED DEVICE IS AN EFK KNEE MANUFACTURED BY THE THIRD PARTY MANUFACTURER (B)(4). THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEVICE HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE ISSUE. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION WARRANTED FOR THIS COMPLAINT. WE CONSIDER THIS INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO BREAKAGE OF THE TIBIAL COMPONENT. NO MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. WAITING FOR THE WRITTEN INFORMATION FROM THE CLINIC.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
252706 TRAUMA IMPLANT INSTRUMENT, MANUAL, SURGICAL, GENERAL USE MDM SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R