MAUDE Adverse Event Report: BIOMET TRAUMA UNKNOWN TRAUMA

Model Number N/A

Device Problem Insufficient Information (3190)

Patient Problem Unspecified Infection (1930)

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

Current information is insufficient to permit conclusions as to the cause of the events.Event details and product identification were not provided for the patients mentioned in the journal article.The following could not be completed with the limited information provided.Date of event - ni, device code - ni, expiration date - ni, date implanted - ni, date explanted - ni, (b)(6), manufacture date ¿ ni.

Event Description

Information was received based on review of a journal article titled, "ball-joint versus single monolateral external fixators for definitive treatment of tibial shaft fractures" which aimed to compare a single, rigid, monolateral external fixator without ball-joints with a modular, less rigid monolateral external fixator with ball-joints for the treatment of open and complex tibial shaft fractures.In the article, one patient was identified as having undergone a debridement and pin removal procedure due to osteomyelitis.The patient was revised to a circular external fixator.There has been no further information provided and the patient outcome is unknown.

• Brand Name: UNKNOWN TRAUMA
• Manufacturer (Section D): BIOMET TRAUMA; 56 e. bell drive; warsaw IN 46582
• Manufacturer (Section G): BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS; 56 e. bell drive; warsaw IN 46582
• Manufacturer Contact: megan haas ; 56 e. bell drive; warsaw, IN 46582 ; 5743726700
• MDR Report Key: 5885657
• MDR Text Key: 52410056
• Report Number: 0001825034-2016-03136
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: HTY
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: GR
• PMA/PMN Number: PNI
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: foreign,literature
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 07/21/2016

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
• Device Operator: Physician
• Device Model Number: N/A
• Other Device ID Number: N/A
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 07/21/2016
• Initial Date FDA Received: 08/18/2016
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Removal/Correction Number: N/A
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Hospitalization; Required Intervention