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SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. JRNY II BCS XLPE ART ISRT SZ 3-4 LT 10MM; PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL
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| Model Number |
74027242 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Difficult to Insert (1316)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
10/06/2022
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that, during a tka surgery, the posterior locking of the jrny ii bcs xlpe art isrt sz 3-4 lt 9mm could not seat on the baseplate.The surgeon checked that there were no bone cement, soft tissue and other inclusions on the baseplate.Then, the jrny ii bcs xlpe art isrt sz 3-4 lt 10mm was used as alternative, but same insertion problem occurred.Finally, another 9mm was able to fully seat into the journey tibia base np lt sz 3 to complete the surgery.The procedure was delayed one hour.Patient was not injured as consequence of this problem.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H3, h6: case (b)(4): the associated device was returned and evaluated.A visual inspection of the returned device did not reveal any adverse effects.According to a subject matter expert, the dimensional evaluation found that all applicable, critical features for the lock detail were within specification.A review of complaint history for the part number over the past 12 months and for the batch number based on historical data of the device did not reveal similar events for the listed device.A review of the manufacturing records did not reveal a manufacturing abnormality that could have caused or contributed to the reported incident.At this time, we do not have reason to suspect that the product failed to meet any product specifications at the time of manufacture.A review of the risk management file revealed this failure mode was previously identified.The anticipated risk level is still adequate.Assessment of historical escalated cases concluded that there are no prior actions related to this device and failure mode.Possible causes could include but not limited to surgical technique used, size of device or user/procedural variance.Based on this investigation, the need for corrective action is not indicated.Should additional information be received, the complaint will be reopened.No further investigation is warranted for this complaint; however, we will continue to monitor future complaints and investigate as necessary.We consider this investigation closed.Case(b)(4) : the device was not returned for evaluation; therefore, a device analysis could not be performed.A review of the production order did not reveal a manufacturing abnormality that could have caused or contributed to the reported incident.A review of complaint history revealed similar events for the listed device over the previous 12 months, but no similar events for the batch based on the historical data, this failure mode will be monitored for future complaints for any necessary corrective actions.A review of the risk management file revealed this failure mode was previously identified.The anticipated risk level is still adequate.A historical review concluded that there are no prior actions related to this product and event.At this time, we have no reason to suspect that the product failed to meet any product specifications at the time of manufacture.With the results of this investigation the root cause of this event could not be determined.Factors that could contribute to the reported event include size selected or insertion technique.Based on this investigation, the need for corrective action is not indicated.Should the device or additional information be received, the complaint will be reopened.No further investigation is warranted for this complaint; however, we will continue to monitor for future complaints and investigate as necessary.We consider this investigation closed.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H3, h6: the associated device was returned and evaluated.A visual inspection of the returned device did not reveal any adverse effects.According to a subject matter expert, the dimensional evaluation found that all applicable, critical features for the lock detail were within specification.A review of complaint history for the part number over the past 12 months and for the batch number based on historical data of the device did not reveal similar events for the listed device.A review of the manufacturing records did not reveal a manufacturing abnormality that could have caused or contributed to the reported incident.At this time, we do not have reason to suspect that the product failed to meet any product specifications at the time of manufacture.A review of the risk management file revealed this failure mode was previously identified.The anticipated risk level is still adequate.Assessment of historical escalated cases concluded that there are no prior actions related to this device and failure mode.Possible causes could include but not limited to surgical technique used, size of device or user/procedural variance.Based on this investigation, the need for corrective action is not indicated.Should additional information be received, the complaint will be reopened.No further investigation is warranted for this complaint; however, we will continue to monitor future complaints and investigate as necessary.We consider this investigation closed.
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