MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG POLARCUP XLPE INSERT 47/28 NON-CEM; PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED

Model Number	75018955
Medical Device Problem Code	Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Unspecified Infection (1930)
Date of Event	08/01/2019
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Internal complaint reference (b)(4).
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that, after a tha surgery was performed on (b)(6) 2019, the patient experienced an infection.This adverse event was treated by a revision surgery on (b)(6) 2019, where the stem, cup, femoral head and liner were explanted and replaced.Femoral head and stem were from a competitor device.Current health status of patient 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
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.

• Brand Name: POLARCUP XLPE INSERT 47/28 NON-CEM
• Common Device Name: PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS 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 Key: 15080847
• Report Number: 9613369-2022-00396
• Device Sequence Number: 12037461
• Product Code: LPH
• UDI-Device Identifier: 07611996111453
• UDI-Public: 07611996111453
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: UK
• PMA/510(K) Number: K110135
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Device Implanted Year: 2019
• Device Explanted Year: 2019
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Other,Foreign,Study,Health Professional,User Facility,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 08/23/2022

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 Number: 75018955
• Device Catalogue Number: 75018955
• Device Lot Number: UNKNOWN
• 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 Manufacturer: 07/29/2022
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 07/21/2022
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 08/23/2022
• 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 Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Hospitalization; Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 89 YR
• Patient Sex: Male