MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. NS VIS ADPT GUIDE JII KIT; PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL

Catalog Number V0200112

Device Problem Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size (1583)

Patient Problem Laceration(s) (1946)

Event Date 12/20/2023

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

Internal complaint reference: (b)(4).

Event Description

It was reported that, during a tka surgery utilizing one (1) ns vis adpt guide jii kit, a visionaire plan for an 8 femoral and 8 tibial was incorrect.A 7 femoral and 6 tibial were implanted.A 15mm poly liner was used, doctor felt the distal fem and proximal tibial cuts were too aggressive and caused the bigger gap in flexion and extension.The procedure was resumed, without any delay, using the same device.Patient was not injured as consequence of this problem.

Event Description

It was reported that, during a tka surgery utilizing one (1) ns vis adpt guide jii kit, a visionaire plan for an 8 femoral and 8 tibial was incorrect.A 7 femoral and 6 tibial were implanted.A 15mm poly liner was used, doctor felt the distal fem and proximal tibial cuts were too aggressive and caused the bigger gap in flexion and extension.The procedure was resumed, without any delay, using the same device and performing more resections and soft tissue balancing.Patient was not injured beyond the reported issue.

Manufacturer Narrative

B5: (event description).

Manufacturer Narrative

H2: additional information ¿h6: health effect - impact code¿.H3, h6: the associated device was returned and evaluated.The visual inspection does not reveal any defects.A review made by the quality engineering team revealed that the segmentation was evaluated and found to be within visionaire standards.The clinical/medical investigation concluded that a user technique/variance cannot be ruled out as a potential contributing factor as the surgical technique instructs to revert to standardized instrumentation if the adaptive guides do not perform as intended.Based on the limited information provided, no definitive contributing clinical factors can be concluded and a malperformance of the instrumentation cannot be confirmed.The patient impact included the reported ¿too aggressive¿ cuts, larger than anticipated flexion and extension gaps, unplanned ¿more resections and soft tissue balancing¿, and downsizing of femoral and tibial components which required a 15mm primary poly insert; however, no surgical delay or patient injury was reported due to the events.Although the patient status is reportedly ¿healthy¿ with no anticipation of further medical/surgical intervention due to this issue, a 15mm primary insert places the patient in a higher risk category (limits options) should future revision become necessary.A review of the production order did not reveal a manufacturing abnormality that could have caused or contributed to the reported incident.A review of complaint history revealed similar events for the listed device over the previous 12 months.Visionaire devices are patient-matched instruments, therefore, no additional complaint history review was performed.A review of the instructions for use documents for visionaire¿ patient matched instrumentation revealed that if the patient matched cutting block does not perform as intended, use the standard smith & nephew instrumentation to complete the surgery.A review of the risk management file revealed this failure mode was previously identified.The anticipated risk level is still adequate.A historical review concluded that there are no prior actions related to this product and event.According to the inspection drawing, a comparison of part configuration to print shall be performed.Besides, the cut sequence shall be identified by verification with the drawing print and inspected according to procedure.At this time, we have no evidence to conclude that the product failed to meet any specifications at the time of manufacture.This is a single use device, user technique or user variance are likely potential factors that could contribute to the reported event.Based on this investigation, the need for corrective action is not indicated.Should additional information be received, the complaint will be reopened.No further investigation is warranted for this complaint; however, we will continue to monitor for future complaints and investigate as necessary.We consider this investigation closed.

• Brand Name: NS VIS ADPT GUIDE JII KIT
• Type of Device: PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL
• Manufacturer (Section D): SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.; 1450 brooks rd.; memphis TN 38116
• Manufacturer (Section G): SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.; 1450 brooks rd.; memphis TN 38116
• Manufacturer Contact: holly topping ; 7000 west william cannon drive; austin, TX 78735 ; 5123913905
• MDR Report Key: 18552485
• MDR Text Key: 333361017
• Report Number: 1020279-2024-00193
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: JWH
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00885556658406
• UDI-Public: 885556658406
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: K170282
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Health Professional,Company Representative
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 03/07/2024

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 05/20/2024
• Device Catalogue Number: V0200112
• Device Lot Number: 00273180V1
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Yes
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 01/03/2024
• Initial Date FDA Received: 01/22/2024
• Supplement Dates Manufacturer Received: 01/03/2024; 03/05/2024
• Supplement Dates FDA Received: 01/24/2024; 03/07/2024
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Device Manufactured: 11/22/2023
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: A
• Patient Sequence Number: 1