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InjuryMBV

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 Orthopedics

Model number

N/A

Catalog 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."