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SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. LEGION CR OXIN FEM SZ4 LT; PROSTH, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONST, CEMENTED, POLY/METAL/POLY
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| Catalog Number |
71421234 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Loose or Intermittent Connection (1371)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Injury (2348)
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| Date of Event |
12/17/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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Legion primary with verilast, (b)(4); tkr loosening suspicion.It was reported that a year after tkr it is suspected that patient has loose components and a revision surgery was performed.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The associated complaint device were not returned.A clinical evaluation was conducted and no relevant supporting clinical information has been provided to assist with a clinical investigation, and the patient's current condition is unknown.Therefore based on insufficient information, a thorough clinical assessment cannot be performed at this time.A review of complaint history on the listed parts revealed no prior complaints for the listed batches with the same failure mode.A review of the manufacturing records did not reveal a manufacturing abnormality that could have caused or contributed to the reported incident.Without the actual product involved and/or device information, our investigation cannot proceed.If the device or new information is received in the future, this complaint can be re-opened.No further actions are being taken at this time.We consider this investigation closed.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Results of investigation: it was reported that a year after tkr it is suspected that patient has loose components and a revision surgery was performed.The associated legion dished insert, genesis ii cemented tibial baseplate and legion cr oxinium femoral component were returned.A lab analysis conducted during this investigation indicated that a visual inspection of the returned devices found the articulating and non-articulating surfaces of the insert are scratched and worn with discoloration.Bone cement is still adhered to the bone cement contacting surfaces of the femoral component.The articulating surface and the sides of the femoral component are scratched and damaged.The tibial baseplate is scratched on all surfaces.There were no observations of material or manufacturing deviations in the course of this investigation.Our investigation including a review of the manufacturing records for the listed batches did not reveal any deviation from the standard manufacturing processes.A review of the complaint history for the listed parts revealed no prior complaints for the listed failure mode with the same batch number.At this time, we have no reason to suspect that the products failed to meet any product specifications at the time of manufacture.A relationship, if any, between the devices and the reported incident or adverse event could not be corroborated.Our clinical evaluation noted, as previously reported, that a root cause could not be determined.
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