FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RHK 12X80 CEMENTED STEM

MDR report key: 8494677 · Received April 9, 2019

Report

Report Number
3002806535-2019-00359
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 9, 2019
Date of Event
July 9, 2018
Report Date
September 25, 2019
Manufacturer
BIOMET UK LTD.
Product Code
JWH
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IT
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). REPORTED EVENT WAS UNABLE TO BE CONFIRMED DUE TO LIMITED INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE CUSTOMER. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) WAS REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. ROOT CAUSE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED AS THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO ADEQUATELY INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT PROVIDED. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS FOUND WHICH WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THE HOSPITAL THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED DUE TO TIBIAL COMPONENT LOOSENING. DURING THE REVISION THE SURGEON EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTIES WITH EXTRACTION OF DISTAL TIBIAL COMPONENT AND FEMORAL COMPONENT, WHICH WERE LEFT IN SITU. THE PRODUCTS WERE REMOVED DURING FURTHER REVISION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). REPORT SOURCE, FOREIGN - EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCT: OFFSET TIB TRAY 2.5MM ADAPTOR, CATALOG# 141490 ,LOT# 207560; VANGUARD (TM) SSK FEMORAL, CATALOG # 183300, LOT # 460060; AGC MODULAR POST SCREW, CATALOG # 153103, LOT # 570770; RHK CEMENTED STEM, CATALOG # 159405, LOT UNKNOWN; BIOMET OFFSET TIBIAL TRAY 67MM, CATALOG # 141482, LOT # 985260; VNGD SSKPSC TIB BRG S 16X63/67, CATALOG # 183826, LOT # 467180; SERIES A PAT STD 31 3 PEG, CATALOG # 184764, LOT 494690. CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED BECAUSE IT WAS DISCARDED BY HOSPITAL. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILLED FOR THIS EVENT: 0001825034-2019-01022, 0001825034-2018-05848, 0001825034-2019-01017, 3002806535-2019-00358. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED. PRODUCT NOT RETURNED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THE HOSPITAL THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. SUBSEQUENTLY, A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED DUE TO TIBIAL COMPONENT LOOSENING. DURING THE REVISION THE SURGEON EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTIES WITH EXTRACTION OF DISTAL TIBIAL COMPONENT AND FEMORAL COMPONENT, WHICH WERE LEFT IN SITU. THE PRODUCTS WERE REMOVED DURING FURTHER REVISION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
288966 RHK 12X80 CEMENTED STEM KNEE PROSTHESIS JWH BIOMET UK LTD. N/A 1634010

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R