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SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. COCR 12/14 FEM HEAD 26 + 0; PROSTHESIS, HIP, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, METAL/POLYMER, POROUS UNCEMENTED
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| Catalog Number |
71302600 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth (4002)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Joint Dislocation (2374)
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| Date of Event |
01/12/2024
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H10: internal complaint reference: (b)(4).
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that, after thr surgery had been performed on (b)(6) 2020, the patient fell and suffered from dislocation.This adverse event was addressed by revision surgery on (b)(6) 2024, in which when trying manual reduction, it was found the cocr head was disassociated from tandem bipolar.Therefore, the cocr 12/14 fem head 26 + 0, tndm bp shl/xlpe lnr 40od 26id and sl-plus integr mia stem with ti/ha 2 were exchange.Patient's current health status is unknown.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H3, h6: the associated devices were returned and evaluated.The visual inspection revealed a few scratches on both devices.The devices show signs of normal wear.Dimensional evaluation performed on the device revealed that all metal components were found to be in tolerance per associated prints.The clinical/medical investigation concluded that, based on the information provided, the patients¿ fall cannot be ruled out as a contributing factor to patient¿s dislocation and subsequent revision.The impact to the patient beyond the reported fall, the dislocation, and the subsequent revision cannot be determined since the patient¿s current health status is unknown.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 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 instructions for use documents for total hip systems revealed that this has been identified as a that dislocation has been identified in warnings and precautions, that may result from improper selection of the neck length and cup, stem positioning, muscle looseness and/or malpositioning of components.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 evidence to conclude that the product failed to meet any specifications at the time of manufacture.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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