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InjuryLWJ

BIOLOX® FORTE

Received Jul 7, 2026

Report 3005673311-2026-00135 · MDR key 25734526

Device

Generic name

Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-constrained, Metal/polymer, Uncemented

Manufacturer

Aesculap Ag

Model number

NK562

Catalog number

NK562

Product problems

  • Fracture

Patient

NA · Male

  • Insufficient Information

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

AN ADVERSE EVENT WAS REPORTED INVOLVING THE AESCULAP KNEE IMPLANTS. SPECIFICALLY, IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING HIP SURGERY IN 2017, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A FALL. SUBSEQUENT EVALUATION REPORTEDLY IDENTIFIED A FRACTURE OF THE IMPLANTED MEDICAL DEVICE. REVISION SURGERY IS REQUIRED. THE SURGERY WAS PERFORMED IN ARGENTINA, AT (B)(6) HOSPITAL, BUT THE PATIENT CURRENTLY LIVES AND IS IN (B)(6). THIS REPORT IS FILED UNDER AIS REFERENCE (B)(4).