FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN NATURAL KNEE II FEMORAL COMPONENT

MDR report key: 10739674 · Received October 27, 2020

Report

Report Number
0001822565-2020-03643
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 27, 2020
Date of Event
September 8, 2020
Report Date
October 26, 2020
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
NI
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). PACORET V, KALK E, LABATTUT L, GIRARDOT G, BAULOT E & MARTZ P (2020) SURVIVAL RATE OF CEMENTED VERSUS CEMENTLESS TIBIAL COMPONENT IN PRIMARY TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY OVER 5 YEARS OF FOLLOW-UP: COMPARATIVE STUDY OF 109 PROSTHESES. SICOT-J 6, 36 HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1051/SICOTJ/2020028. THE ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED ON SEP 8, 2020. D11 - CONCOMITANT DEVICES - UNKNOWN NATURAL KNEE II TIBIAL COMPONENT CATALOG #: NI LOT #: NI, UNKNOWN NATURAL KNEE II ARTICULAR SURFACE CATALOG #: NI LOT #: NI FOREIGN REPORT SOURCE: (B)(6). THE COMPLAINANT HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION, AS THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED. THE PRODUCT COULD NOT BE EVALUATED AND THE REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT CONFIRMED. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED AS THE LOT NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNKNOWN. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS FOUND WHICH WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS PATIENT; PLEASE SEE ALL REPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT: 0001822565-2020-03451. 0001822565-2020-03642.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT ONE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SEPTIC LOOSENING OF THE TIBIAL COMPONENT FOLLOWING KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WITH A PROGRESSIVE LINE THAT WAS CLASSIFIED AS POSSIBLE OR IMPENDING FAILURE REGARDLESS OF SYMPTOMS ACCORDING TO EWALD¿S RADIOLUCENCY SCORE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1205060 UNKNOWN NATURAL KNEE II FEMORAL COMPONENT PROSTHESIS, KNEE JWH ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. N/A NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other