UNK COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE HUMERAL STEM
Report
- Report Number
- 0001825034-2021-00274
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 28, 2021
- Report Date
- March 30, 2021
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
- Product Code
- KWS
- PMA / PMN Number
- NI
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED OR PICTURES PROVIDED; VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL EVALUATIONS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. PART AND LOT IDENTIFICATION ARE NECESSARY FOR REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS, NEITHER WERE PROVIDED. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. 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.
THE STUDY REPORTED ONE PATIENT SUSTAINED A NONDISPLACED GREATER TUBEROSITY FRACTURE INTRAOPERATIVELY THAT WAS TREATED CONSERVATIVELY AND HEALED. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.
(B)(4). RANGARAJAN, RAJESH MD, BLOUT, COLLIN K. BS, PATEL, VIKAS V. MD. (2020). EARLY RESULTS OF REVERSE TOTAL SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY USING A PATIENT-MATCHED GLENOID IMPLANT FOR SEVERE GLENOID BONE DEFICIENCY. JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY, 29, 139-148. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.JSE.2020.04.024. THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS; HOWEVER, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS IN PROGRESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH 3500A WILL BE SUBMITTED.
IT WAS REPORTED IN A JOURNAL ARTICLE RETRIEVED FROM THE JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY (2020), WHICH STUDIED PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT RTSA USING VRS, THAT ONE PATIENT SUSTAINED A NONDISPLACED GREATER TUBEROSITY FRACTURE INTRAOPERATIVELY THAT WAS TREATED CONSERVATIVELY AND HEALED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140801 | UNK COMPREHENSIVE REVERSE HUMERAL STEM | PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER | KWS | ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. | NI | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other| R |