FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NEXGEN COMPLETE KNEE SOLUTIONS STEMMED TIBIAL COMPONENT PRECOAT

MDR report key: 1031575 · Received April 18, 2008

Report

Report Number
1822565-2008-00190
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 18, 2008
Date of Event
November 14, 2007
Report Date
March 21, 2008
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
HSH
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY - IT IS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT KNEE OF THE PT WAS REVISED DUE TO LOOSENING OF THE TIBIAL COMPONENT. THE PT AGE, WEIGHT AND THE ACTIVITY LEVEL ARE NOT KNOWN. NO PARTS WERE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. ALSO, THE PRE-OP X-RAYS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT FIND ANY DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. IT IS NOT SUSPECTED THAT THE PRODUCT FAILED TO MEET SPECS. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED PROBLEM. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION 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 2006. REVISION SURGERY OCCURRED DUE TO LOOSENING. EXACT DATE OF THE REVISION SURGERY IS NOT KNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NEXGEN COMPLETE KNEE SOLUTIONS STEMMED TIBIAL COMPONENT PRECOAT KNEE PROSTHESIS HSH ZIMMER, INC. NA 60358898

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Hospitalization| R