FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ABC ALUMINA C-TAPER HEAD

MDR report key: 935601 · Received October 31, 2007

Report

Report Number
2249697-2007-00153
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 31, 2007
Date of Event
September 20, 2007
Report Date
September 27, 2007
Manufacturer
STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH
Product Code
MRA
PMA / PMN Number
K991952
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME WHICH DEVICE CAUSED THE EVENT. CAT# 2047-3258 LOT# 2096350421 LINER WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE BROKEN. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED AND IF RECEIVED WILL BE PROVIDED ON A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT, "PATIENT PRESENTED IN OFFICE WITH HIP PAIN IN 2007, BROKEN FEMORAL HEAD IMPLANT ON X-RAY-POSSIBLE BROKEN ALUMINA LINER, PT STILL WT BEARING. UNABLE TO SCHEDULE REVISION FHA IMMEDIATELY AS PT IS SCHEDULED FOR HEART CATHETERIZATION THE FOLLOWING MONTH. REV. RIGHT THA WILL BE SCHEDULED AS SOON AS PATIENT IS CLEARED FOR SURGERY. UPON ENTRY TO JOINT SPACE, DR NOTED THAT THE FEMORAL HEAD AND LINER WERE BROKEN AND THESE WAS A NOTCH AT THE 10 POSITION ON THE CUP TWO WEEKS LATER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ABC ALUMINA C-TAPER HEAD IMPLANT MRA STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH NA RT6042

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 56 YR Required Intervention