| Model Number |
75018955 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Joint Dislocation (2374); Subluxation (4525)
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| Date of Event |
08/21/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that, after a tha was performed on (b)(6) 2018, the patient experienced dislocation and/or subluxation of the joint prosthesis.This adverse event was treated by a revision surgery on (b)(6) 2018.During this procedure, the polarcup xlpe insert 47/28 non-cem was explanted and exchanged with competitors' devices.The patient's outcome is unknown.This information was provided by the national joint registry of the united kingdom, as part of a retrospective data collection of patients who underwent either a revision or re-revision surgery where a polarcup shell was part of the hip construct.As such, no further information will be available.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Internal complaint reference (b)(4).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Section a2 and d10 were updated.Section h10: a total of (b)(4) revision surgeries involving polarcup devices was reported by the uk national joint registry.(b)(4) complaints were opened accordingly.A review of the device history record (dhr), of the complaint history (chr), of the instruction for use (ifu), of the risk management file (rmr) and of past escalation (per) was performed.No relevant supporting clinical information was provided.Based on insufficient information, a thorough clinical assessment cannot be performed at this time.The patient's current condition is unknown and the patient impact beyond the reported events could not be determined.Based on the chr and dhr evaluation performed there is no indication that any failure to meet specification contributed to the reported events.The reported failure modes are outlined in the device instruction for use lit no 12.23 03/21.The occurrence and severity of the reported issues are in line with the risk plans.The root cause of the reported events was attributed to known inherent risks of the devices.No corrective actions have been initiated.Internal complaint reference number: (b)(4).
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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