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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 her right hip on or about (b)(6) 2012 and was revised on (b)(6) 2019.It is further alleged that she suffered injuries as a result of implantation and explantation of the device at issue, device recall and excessive levels of chromium and cobalt in her blood.Per medical review: "cup loose grossly, poly severely damage.".
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An event regarding loosening involving a trident shell was reported.The event was confirmed by medical review.Method & results: product evaluation and results: material analysis, visual, functional and dimensional inspections could not be performed as the device was not returned.Clinician review: a review of the provided medical information by a clinical consultant indicated: (b)(6) 2019: operative note.Revision right hip.Preop failed right hip, loose acetabulum, osteolysis with pelvic bone loss, trunnionosis-mechanical failure of taper, altr, proximal femoral osteolysis and bone loss.Postop same plus unstable subluxating hip.Hip originally done in 2012.Increasing pain.Worse with wb.Some clunking and mechanical symptoms.To er couldn¿t walk possible acetabular component pulled out of pelvis with fx.Labs with mild increase in markers crp 1.4, esr 47.Aspiration negative.Preop screening by medicine.Intraop abductors partially torn.Femur solid, lot of wear debris into troch, cup grossly loose with abundant wear debris.Metal staining.Massive erosions in bone c/w altr and trunnion wear/corrosion.Trunnion felt to be usable.Cup loose grossly, poly severely damage and significant bone loss due to wear debris.Reconstruction performed.Augmented.Grafted, mdm placed.Confirmation: a revision surgery was performed.Polyethylene damage noted with osteolysis from wear debris and significant bone loss at acetabulum.Some corrosion noted at the taper.The other events cannot be confirmed.Root cause: the root cause of the revision was acetabular failure with bone loss as a result of wear debris induced osteolysis.The root cause of the other events cannot be determined as they were not confirmed.Additional information would be required.Product history review: review of the device history records indicate devices were manufactured and accepted into final stock with no relevant reported discrepancies.Complaint history review: there have been no other similar events for the lot referenced.Conclusions: as per the medical review "the root cause of the revision was acetabular failure with bone loss as a result of wear debris induced osteolysis." no further investigation for this event is possible at this time.If devices and / or additional information become available to indicate further evaluation is warranted, this record will be reopened.
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