BIOMET ILOK PRI TIB TRAY 71MM
Received Jul 10, 2015 · Event occurred Jun 18, 2015
Report 0001825034-2015-02975 · MDR key 4905536
Device
Generic name
Prosthesis, Knee
Manufacturer
Biomet OrthopedicsModel number
N/ACatalog number
141213
Lot number
735790
Product problems
- Loose or Intermittent Connection
Patient
55 YR
- No Code Available
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2014. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2015 DUE TO TIBIAL LOOSENING. THE TIBIAL TRAY AND TIBIAL BEARING WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A CONCLUSION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SHOW THAT LOT RELEASED WITH NO RECORDED ANOMALY OR DEVIATION. THERE ARE WARNINGS IN THE PACKAGE INSERT THAT STATE THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT CAN OCCUR: "LOOSENING, MIGRATION, OR FRACTURE OF THE IMPLANTS CAN OCCUR DUE TO LOSS OF FIXATION, TRAUMA, MALALIGNMENT, MALPOSITION, NON-UNION, BONE RESORPTION AND/OR EXCESSIVE UNUSUAL AND/OR AWKWARD MOVEMENT AND/OR ACTIVITY."