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An event regarding disassociation, wear/metallosis and abnormal ion levels involving a lfit v40 cocr head that was mated with an accolade stem was reported. provided medical records indicated that loose acetabular components (trident shell and screw) were noticed during revision surgery.Method & results: device evaluation and results: not performed as product was not returned. clinician review: a review of the provided medical records by a clinical consultant indicated: event confirmation: the event was confirmed.An lfit head disassociated from an accolade tmzf stem with trunnion wear deformation leading to revision surgery.The alleged injuries, and metal levels cannot be confirmed.Root cause: the root cause cannot be determined without additional medical records, confirmation of the implant lot numbers, and perhaps the explants themselves.The likely cause would be lfit-trunnion recall issue.Device history review: review indicated the devices accepted into final stock from the reported lot were free from discrepancies.Complaint history review: there have been no other similar events for the reported lot.Conclusion: provided medical records indicated that loose acetabular components (trident shell and screw) were noticed during revision surgery.The root cause could not be determined because insufficient information was provided.Further information such as return of the device, pre- and post-operative x-rays, primary operative report as well as patient history and follow-up notes are needed to complete the investigation for determining root cause.No further investigation for this event is possible at this time.If additional information become available to indicate further evaluation is warranted, this record will be reopened.
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It was reported through the filing of a lawsuit that allegedly the patient was implanted with an lfit anatomic cocr v40 femoral head on his left hip on or about (b)(6) 2011 and was revised on (b)(6) 2019.It is further alleged that he suffered injuries as a result of implantation and explantation of the device at issue, device recall and excessive levels of chromium and cobalt in his blood.Update: head disassociation.Update: metallosis, loose acetabular component.
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