inforMED
InjuryMPI

TOTAL TMJOINT REPLACEMENT

Received Nov 17, 2016

Report MW5066201 · MDR key 6116522

Device

Generic name

Tmjoint

Manufacturer

Unk

Product problems

  • Insufficient Device Problem Information

Patient

56 YR

  • Fatigue
  • Inflammation
  • Pain
  • Fatigue
  • Inflammation
  • Pain

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

TMJ IMPLANT TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT IN (B)(6). CHROMIUM. COBALT MOLYB. USED IN LEFT SIDE OF JAW. MAJOR ONGOING MEDICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING INFLAMMATION THROUGHOUT BODY. SEVERE PAIN, AND BONE LOSS IN AREA. SEVERE PAIN IN NECK, FATIGUE, LEFT EYE PROBLEM, FEELING OF ILLNESS CONSTANTLY. FIFTH SURGERY AFTER HAVING HAD A VITEK IMPLANT AFTER A BASKETBALL INJURY TO JAW. NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FOLLOWING THAT FIRST SURGERY. CORRECTIVE SURGERIES PERFORMED OVER YEARS. QUESTIONS OF METAL ALLERGIES WITHOUT DETERMINATION. FAMILY DOCTORS DO NOT WANT TO BE INVOLVED. NEUROLOGIST SAYS NOT ENOUGH INFO ON SUBJECT. NO REMAINING SURGERIES THAT THEY CAN DO TO DECREASE PAIN, BONE LOSS, AND OTHER DEVASTATING PHYSICAL PROBLEMS. DISABILITY IN QUESTIONS DUE TO LITTLE UPDATED INFO ON THESE IMPLANTS.