MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ENCORE MEDICAL, L.P. FOUNDATION KNEE; BASEPLATE,TIBIAL, STEMMED, POROUS SIZE4 L W/NS BEADS

Catalog Number	311-02-104
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Pain (1994)
Date of Event	02/24/2016
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Event or Problem Description
Revision surgery - due to the patient having recurring pain; the surgeon felt the tibial component had possibly loosened.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The reason for this revision surgery was knee pain and loosening.The length of the in-vivo service was 9.9 months.There is no information in this complaint about any patient injuries, activities, or accidents that may have contributed to the need for this revision surgery.The healthcare professional indicated there was no delay in surgery and another suitable device was available for use.The revision surgery was completed as intended.The device was disposed of at the hospital and not made available to (b)(4) for examination.A review of the device history records (dhrs) revealed no discrepancies or issues with the manufacturing history of this part.All parts were found to meet design and manufacturing specifications.No non-conforming material reports (ncmr's) were associated with this part.The product complaint report history was reviewed and no trends or on-going issues were deemed as present or in need of review.This event is deemed to be non-product related.The surgeon reported no issues associated with the explanted product and provided no information that definitively described the root cause or reason of looseness.The scope of this investigation is limited without having the parts available to (b)(4) for evaluation.Other conditions relating to this event could not be determined with confidence.Factors that may contribute to looseness not associated with the implant are: improper implant selection, degenerative bone disease, and improper surgical technique.Inventory containment is not required as there are no indications of a product or process issue affecting implant safety or effectiveness.

• Brand Name: FOUNDATION KNEE
• Common Device Name: BASEPLATE,TIBIAL, STEMMED, POROUS SIZE4 L W/NS BEADS
• Manufacturer (Section D): ENCORE MEDICAL, L.P.; 9800 metric blvd.; austin TX 78758
• MDR Report Key: 5522026
• Report Number: 1644408-2016-00139
• Device Sequence Number: 711025
• Product Code: JWH
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00888912113687
• UDI-Public: (01)00888912113687
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: CA
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K923277
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Device Implanted Year: 2015
• Device Explanted Year: 2016
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 02/24/2016

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 Expiration Date: 02/28/2019
• Device Catalogue Number: 311-02-104
• Device Lot Number: 106B1007
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): FDA Requested
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/24/2016
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: Not provided
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/24/2016
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 07/05/2016
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Concomitant Medical Products and Therapy/Usage Dates: (B)(4),LOT 283G1904
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention