FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ZIMMER

MDR report key: 117852 · Received September 3, 1997

Report

Report Number
53208-1997-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 3, 1997
Date of Event
July 30, 1997
Report Date
September 3, 1997
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
HSH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHEN OPENING THE PATIENT, AN OPENING WAS NOTED THAT WENT FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIBIA TO THE DISTAL END OF THE STEM EXTENSION. ONCE THE TIBIA PROSTHESIS AND STEM EXTENSION WERE REMOVED, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EXTENSION WAS LOOSE FROM TEH TIBIAL PLATE AND DR. FELT THIS WAS THE POINT OF THE BEGINNING OF THE INFECTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ZIMMER Implant MGII HSH ZIMMER, INC. STEM TIBIA SIZE G 52239200

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR Required Intervention 5782 076 STEM EXTENSION LOT #53538000