STEM: QUADRA-H CEMENTLESS, HA COATED STD STEM SIZE 1
Report
- Report Number
- 3005180920-2020-00248
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 17, 2020
- Date of Event
- March 18, 2020
- Report Date
- April 17, 2020
- Manufacturer
- MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA
- Product Code
- JDI
- UDI-DI
- 07630030802027
- PMA / PMN Number
- K082792
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CO
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
BATCH REVIEW PERFORMED ON 31 MARCH 2020: LOT 181751: (B)(4) ITEMS MANUFACTURED AND RELEASED ON 04-JUL-2018. EXPIRATION DATE: 2023-06-19. NO ANOMALIES FOUND RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. TO DATE, (B)(4) ITEMS OF THE SAME LOT HAVE BEEN ALREADY SOLD WITHOUT ANY SIMILAR REPORTED EVENT. CLINICAL EVALUATION PERFORMED BY MEDICAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR: 11 MONTHS AFTER PRIMARY CEMENTLESS THA THE STEM IS REVISED. THE PATIENT SUFFERED A GREATER TROCHANTER FRACTURE, WHICH REQUIRED CERCLAGE, BUT THIS MOST PROBABLY CAUSED THE STEM TO SUBSIDE VERY SIGNIFICANTLY AND LOOSE PRESS FIT AND STABILITY. ALSO, PROBABLY DUE TO BONE REMODELLING AFTER FRACTURE HEALING, THE STEM FINALLY LOOKS UNDERSIZED FOR THE "NEW" FEMORAL SHAPE. THE CAUSE OF THIS REVISION SHOULD NOT BE ASCRIBED TO A DEFECTIVE IMPLANT. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION PERFORMED BY R&D PROJECT MANAGER. IMPLANT COVERED IN BIO FLUIDS.
REVISION SURGERY PERFORMED, 11 MONTHS AFTER PRIMARY SURGERY, DUE TO STEM LOOSENING. AS PER THE POSTOPERATORY XRAYS OF THE PRIMARY SURGERY THE PATIENT HAD A FRACTURE OF THE GREATER TROCHANTER OF THE RIGHT FEMUR, FOR THAT REASON THE SURGEON USED A CERCLAGE WITH WIRE. AND MAYBE, THIS FRACTURE WOULD BE A REASON OF THE LOOSENING OF THE STEM. ABOUT THE REVISION SURGERY: INTRAOPERATIVELY, THE QUADRA H STEM STD SIZE 1 WAS WITHDRAWN, THE STEM WAS TOTALLY LOOSENED AND WITHOUT HYDROXYAPATITE, THE FRACTURE OF THE GREATER TROCHANTER WAS CONSOLIDATED, THE CERCLAGE WAS WITHDRAWN, THE FEMORAL CANAL WAS WASHED THOROUGHLY, A REVISION STEM OF ANOTHER COMPANY WAS IMPLANTED AND THE MEDACTA FEMORAL HEAD WAS CHANGED FROM A COCR 32 XL +7 BY A COCR 32 L +3.5.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435056 | STEM: QUADRA-H CEMENTLESS, HA COATED STD STEM SIZE 1 | CEMETLESS HIP STEM | JDI | MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA | 01.12.021 | 181751 | 07630030802027 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 YR | Required Intervention |