FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN MOBILE BEARING

MDR report key: 9723190 · Received February 18, 2020

Report

Report Number
0008031020-2020-00487
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 18, 2020
Date of Event
October 1, 2012
Report Date
February 18, 2020
Manufacturer
STRYKER GMBH
Product Code
NTG
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN REPORTED DURING A LITERATURE REVIEW PERFORMED BY THE POST MARKET SURVEILLANCE GROUP. THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED, SINCE THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND NO OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPLAINT EVENT AS WELL AS THE AFFECTED DEVICE MUST BE AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE COMPLAINT EVENT. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD COULD NOT BE REVIEWED BECAUSE THE AFFECTED LOT NUMBER WAS NOT COMMUNICATED. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS PROVIDED, THE INVESTIGATION REPORT WILL BE UPDATED. THE REPORTED DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY (B)(4) AND IMPLANTED BEFORE STRYKER BECAME THE LEGAL MANUFACTURER. ON APRIL 1, 2015 STRYKER BECAME THE LEGAL MANUFACTURER OF THE STAR SYSTEM AND HAS TAKEN THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING. DEVICE DISPOSITION IS UNKNOWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF A LITERATURE FROM CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER, USA. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿A REVIEW OF PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS OF OUTPATIENT TOTAL ANKLE ARTHROPLASTY¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRYKER ¿STAR¿ SYSTEM. WITHIN THAT PUBLICATION, POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED FROM OCTOBER 2012 TO MAY 2016. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO ASCERTAIN SPECIFIC DEVICE/PATIENT DETAILS FROM THE REPORT, A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE, HOWEVER, REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED BY THE HOSPITAL OR BY THE AUTHOR OF THE PUBLICATION, THEREFORE 10 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED RETROSPECTIVELY FOR ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES MEDIAL GUTTER IMPINGEMENT FOLLOWED BY NONREVISION SURGERY (ARTHROSCOPIC OR OPEN GUTTER DEBRIDEMENT).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
186185 UNKNOWN MOBILE BEARING IMPLANT NTG STRYKER GMBH UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 53 YR Required Intervention