MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ENCORE MEDICAL L.P. EMPOWR 3D KNEE; EMPOWR 3D KNEETM INS, 10L 14MM, VE

Model Number	341-14-710
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Injury (2348)
Date of Event	09/27/2020
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional reporting on this event will be provided as a supplemental report to this document if it becomes available.
Event or Problem Description
Revision surgery - the patient sustained an injury reopening the wound from remove knee replacement.Surgery just 10 days prior.Because the injury exposed the implants, underwent a washout surgery and had remove poly insert replaced.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The reason for this revision surgery was reported as an injury reopening his wound.The previous surgery and the surgery detailed in this event occurred 11 days apart.The healthcare professional indicated there was a serious risk to the patient.There was no delay in surgery and another suitable device was available for use.The revision surgery was completed as intended.The device was disposed of at hospital and not made available to djo surgical for examination.A review of the device history records (dhr) show that the reported component used in the previous surgery, when released for use, met design and manufacturing requirements.There were no non-conforming material reports (ncmr) associated with the product that may have contributed to the reported event.The device was verified to have gone through an acceptable sterilization process and was within its expiration date at the time of the previous surgery.Customer complaint history of the reported device showed no present trends or on-going issues that are needing a review.The root cause of this complaint was a revision surgery due to an injury reopening his wound.There were no findings during the evaluation that indicate the reported device was defective.No information was submitted with the complaint regarding pre-existing conditions of the patient or any activities the patient was involved in that may have contributed to the event.Due to the short time between previous and revision surgery, it is also possible that the event may have been occurred due to lack of post-operative care, patient noncompliance with medical instructions, improper surgical technique or incorrect implant selection.There are no indications of a product or process issue affecting implants safety or effectiveness.Additional reporting on this event will be provided as a supplemental report to this document if it becomes available.

• Brand Name: EMPOWR 3D KNEE
• Common Device Name: EMPOWR 3D KNEETM INS, 10L 14MM, VE
• Manufacturer (Section D): ENCORE MEDICAL L.P.; 9800 metric blvd; austin, tx 78758-5445
• MDR Report Key: 10726620
• Report Number: 1644408-2020-00960
• Device Sequence Number: 11041324
• Product Code: JWH
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00888912167079
• UDI-Public: (01)00888912167079
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K143242
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Device Implanted Year: 2020
• Device Explanted Year: 2020
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Non-Healthcare Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 12/10/2020

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?: No
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 04/13/2021
• Device Model Number: 341-14-710
• Device Catalogue Number: 341-14-710
• Device Lot Number: 134T1014
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 09/27/2020
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 10/29/2020
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 10/23/2020
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 12/10/2020
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Other; Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 63 YR