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MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG POLARCUP PE INSERT 59/28 NON-CEM; PROSTHESIS, HIP, HEMI-, FEMORAL, METAL/POLYMER, CEMENTED OR UNCEMENTED

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SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG POLARCUP PE INSERT 59/28 NON-CEM; PROSTHESIS, HIP, HEMI-, FEMORAL, METAL/POLYMER, CEMENTED OR UNCEMENTED Back to Search Results
Model Number 75017226
Medical Device Problem Code Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
Health Effect - Clinical Codes Failure of Implant (1924); Unspecified Infection (1930)
Date of Event 01/27/2020
Type of Reportable Event Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Internal complaint reference (b)(4).
 
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that, after a right tha had been performed on (b)(6) 2009, the patient experienced an infection.A revision surgery was performed on (b)(6) 2020 to treat this adverse event.During this procedure, the liner and head were explanted.The patient's health status 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.
 
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional information added: a1, a2, d10.Corrected data: d4 (lot number updated to unknown).
 
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
H3, h6: a total of 70 revision surgeries involving polarcup devices was reported by the uk national joint registry.104 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.
 
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Brand Name
POLARCUP PE INSERT 59/28 NON-CEM
Common Device Name
PROSTHESIS, HIP, HEMI-, FEMORAL, METAL/POLYMER, CEMENTED OR UNCEMENTED
Manufacturer (Section D)
SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG
schachenallee 29
aarau CH-50 00
SZ  CH-5000
Manufacturer (Section G)
SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG
schachenallee 29
aarau CH-50 00
SZ   CH-5000
Manufacturer Contact
holly topping
7000 west william cannon drive
austin, TX 78735
5123913905
MDR Report Key15080526
Report Number9613369-2022-00381
Device Sequence Number14714649
Product Code KWY
UDI-Device Identifier07611996096514
UDI-Public07611996096514
Combination Product (Y/N)N
Initial Reporter CountryUK
PMA/510(K) Number
K070278
Number of Events Summarized1
Summary Report (Y/N)N
Device Implanted Year2009
Device Explanted Year2020
Reporter Type Manufacturer
Report Source Other,Foreign,Study,Health Professional,User Facility,Company Representative
Initial Reporter Occupation Other
Type of Report Initial,Followup,Followup
Report Date (Section B) 08/22/2022
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 Model Number75017226
Device Catalogue Number75017226
Device Lot NumberUNKNOWN
Was Device Available for Evaluation? No
Is the Reporter a Health Professional? No
Type of Report(Section G)Thirty-Day
Initial Date Received by Manufacturer 06/30/2022
Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer07/21/2022
07/29/2022
Initial Report FDA Received Date07/21/2022
Supplement Report FDA Received Date07/22/2022
08/22/2022
Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N) Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N) Yes
Is This a Single-Use Device that was
Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N)
No
Usage of Device Initial
Patient Sequence Number1
Concomitant Medical Products
and Therapy/Usage Dates
PN: 75002727 / LOT: 800343; PN: 75008723 / LOT: 810604
Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event Required Intervention; Hospitalization;
Patient Age84 YR
Patient SexMale
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