DISTAL FEMUR
Report
- Report Number
- 3004105610-2019-00043
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 8, 2019
- Date of Event
- March 11, 2019
- Report Date
- June 26, 2019
- Manufacturer
- STANMORE IMPLANTS WORLDWIDE
- Product Code
- KRO
- PMA / PMN Number
- K140898
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GB
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
CORRECTED DATA EXPIRATION 11/30/1989 TO 08/31/1995. PATIENT CODE FROM INFLAMMATION TO INJURY . MANUFACTURING DATE 05/25/1989 TO 02/09/1995. ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURER NARRATIVE AN EVENT REGARDING ALLEGED REBUSHING INVOLVING A PATIENT SPECIFIC DISTAL FEMUR WAS REPORTED. THE EVENT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED RADIO- GRAPHICALLY. METHOD AND RESULTS: PRODUCT EVALUATION AND RESULTS: NOT PERFORMED AS NO ITEMS WERE RETURNED. CLINICIAN REVIEW: THE X-RAY PROVIDED SHOWED THAT THE IMPLANT IN GOOD ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE FEMORAL AND THE TIBIAL COMPONENTS AND THE TIBIAL STEM WAS VERY WELL FIXED. THERE IS NO SIGN OF LOOSENING FOR THE KNEE HINGE JOINT, THEREFORE THE REASON FOR REVISION CANNOT BE RADIOGRAPHICALLY CONFIRMED. PRODUCT HISTORY REVIEW: REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD INDICATE ONE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED AND ACCEPTED INTO FINAL STOCK ON 09FEB1995, WITH NO REPORTED DISCREPANCIES. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW: THERE HAVE BEEN 10 OTHER EVENTS RELEVANT TO THIS INVESTIGATION. CONCLUSIONS: A REPORT WAS RECEIVED INDICATING THAT A DISTAL FEMUR REPLACEMENT IMPLANT THAT WAS IMPLANTED 20 YEARS AGO REQUIRES REBUSHING. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED BECAUSE FURTHER INFORMATION SUCH AS PATIENT HISTORY AND FOLLOW UP NOTES ARE NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION FOR DETERMINING A ROOT CAUSE. THE OPERATION WAS SCHEDULED FOR 18JUN2019; HOWEVER, NO PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON THIS DATE. IF ANY INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE AFTER THE SURGERY, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOR THIS EVENT IS POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME AS NO DEVICES AND INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED BY SIW. IF DEVICES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE TO INDICATE FURTHER EVALUATION IS WARRANTED, THIS RECORD WILL BE RE-OPENED. SIW WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS. CORRECTIVE ACTION/PREVENTIVE ACTION: NO ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME AS THERE IS NO INDICATION TO SUGGEST A PRODUCT NON-CONFORMITY OR UNANTICIPATED HAZARD.
A PATIENT SPECIFIC IMPLANT PRESCRIPTION FORM WAS RECEIVED FOR PATIENT'S IMPENDING REVISION. WITH DIAGNOSIS "RE-BUSHINGS DFR FROM 1989" ADDITIONAL NOTES INDICATE: RE-BUSHINGS IN 2012, BUSHES REF: STBSH01-02, BME: 17262, CIRCLIP: REF SMCIC01.
AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING PERFORMED IN AN ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, IT WILL BE REPORTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT. DEVICE NOT AVAILABLE.
A PATIENT SPECIFIC IMPLANT PRESCRIPTION FORM WAS RECEIVED FOR PATIENT'S IMPENDING REVISION WITH DIAGNOSIS "RE-BUSHINGS DFR FROM 1989" ADDITIONAL NOTES INDICATE: RE-BUSHINGS IN 2012, BUSHES REF: STBSH01-02, BME: 17262, CIRCLIP: REF SMCIC01.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285106 | DISTAL FEMUR | LIMB SALVAGE SYSTEM | KRO | STANMORE IMPLANTS WORLDWIDE | PIN 3541 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 YR | Hospitalization| R | DISTAL FEMUR PIN 1407| REBUSHING DISTAL FEMUR PIN 17262| SMCIC01 (B9619) CIRCLIP| STBSH01-02 (B9767) BUSHES |