FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TOTAL HIP SYSTEM ACETABULAR LINER STANDARD

MDR report key: 1030157 · Received April 16, 2008

Report

Report Number
1822565-2008-00180
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 16, 2008
Date of Event
March 12, 2008
Report Date
March 18, 2008
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
KWB
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL SUMMARY: DEVICES AND X-RAYS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. PT DETAILS LIKE BUILD, WEIGHT, ACTIVITY LEVEL AND SEX ARE NOT AVAILABLE. NO ENGINEERING ANALYSIS COULD BE DONE WITH AVAILABLE INFO. DEVICE WAS IN-VIVO FOR APPROX 12 YRS. CAUSE CANNOT BE DEFINITIVELY DETERMINED. EVALUATION: NO PROD WAS RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT FIND ANY DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. IT IS NOT SUSPECTED THAT THE PROD FAILED TO MEET SPECS. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PROD CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED PROBLEM. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. SHOULD ADD'L SUBSTANTIVE INFO BE RECEIVED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. ZIMMER CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED IN 1996. WEAR IN LINER WAS INDICATED FROM X-RAYS. REVISION SURGERY TO REPLACE LINER OCCURRED IN 2008.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TOTAL HIP SYSTEM ACETABULAR LINER STANDARD HIP PROSTHESIS KWB ZIMMER, INC. NA 49158100

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Hospitalization| R