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ARTHREX, INC. IBALANCE TKA TIBIAL TRAY SIZE 4; PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL
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| Model Number |
IBALANCE TKA TIBIAL TRAY SIZE 4 |
| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Fall (1848); Injury (2348)
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| Date of Event |
05/09/2018
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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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No further patient information was provided at the time of this report or made available in response to arthrex's follow-up requests.The device was not returned for evaluation and the contribution of the device to the reported event could not be determined.The catalog number, ar-503-ttte and lot number 1206173, associated with this event has been involved in recall number 1220246-1/29/16-001-r.The information received regarding the event is not sufficient to determine the cause of the event or whether it had any relation to the recall.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported via the patient's attorney that a patient had an original bi-lateral tka procedure on (b)(6) 2014.On (b)(6) 2016 patient underwent a revision right tka (arthrex reference # (b)(4) medwatch 1220246-2017-00400).On (b)(6) 2018 patient underwent a revision left tka during which the original arthrex implants below were explanted: ar-503-ttte, lot 1206173, tibial tray implant; ar-516-4l, lot 108761402, femoral implant; ar-513-be13, lot 113601414, tibial bearing implant; ar-504-psc9, lot 113601411, patella implant.Per arthrex complaint reference (b)(4), medical records dated (b)(6) 2015 note "she had fallen when visiting her daughter (b)(6) and had surgery that night for external rotation of the right fib." medical records also noted patient had a bmi of approx.(b)(6) which is contraindicated for this device.Information obtained from (b)(6) 2018 op report: revision pre and post operative diagnosis was loosening of tibial component.The tibial component was completely loose.There was no aspect of cement that adhered to the tibia component.Alternatively the cement was fixated to the tibia bone.Revision procedure was completed using another manufacturer's tka devices.
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