FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CERTAIN GOLD-TITE HEXED SCREW

MDR report key: 11793959 · Received May 7, 2021

Report

Report Number
0001038806-2021-00771
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 7, 2021
Date of Event
February 22, 2021
Report Date
August 26, 2021
Manufacturer
BIOMET 3I
Product Code
NHA
UDI-DI
00844868008538
PMA / PMN Number
K072642
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ONE CERTAIN® GOLD-TITE® HEXED SCREW, IUNIHG WAS NOT RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. THEREFORE, VISUAL INSPECTION VIA NAKED EYE AND CAMERA MAGNIFICATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AND THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE OF THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION OF THE ITEM AND LOT NUMBERS. THREE LOOSENING EVENTS WERE REPORTED. THIS INVESTIGATION ADDRESSES THE FIRST EVENT. FUNCTIONAL TESTING COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE DEVICES AND REPORTED EVENTS. NO PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS WERE NOTED ON THE PER. THE DEVICE WAS INTENDED FOR TOOTH POSITION #18 (UNIVERSAL) AT THE TIME OF THE REPORTED EVENT. PICTURES OR X-RAY IMAGES WERE NOT PROVIDED. APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION WAS REVIEWED. DHR REVIEW WAS COMPLETED FOR THE SUBJECT LOT NUMBER (1241371 - IUNIHG). IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT ALL OPERATIONS AND INSPECTIONS WERE EXECUTED AS PER APPLICABLE PROCEDURE. NO DEVIATIONS OR NON-CONFORMANCES, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT WAS NOTED AS PART OF THE DHR. LOT WAS INSPECTED AND PASSED ALL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA BY QA. A LOT SPECIFIC COMPLAINT HISTORY WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE SUBJECT LOT NUMBER (1241371) FOR SIMILAR EVENTS USING COMPLAINT CATEGORY KEYWORD : LOOSENING. TWO SIMILAR EVENT WERE IDENTIFIED. THE COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW REVEALED THAT THERE ARE NO EXISTING NON-CONFORMANCES/CAPA/HHE/D/IE/PRODUCT HOLDS FOR THE REPORTED PRODUCT. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, DEVICE MALFUNCTION OF THE IUNIHG COULD NOT BE VERIFIED AND THE REPORTED EVENT WAS NON-VERIFIABLE. DEVICE NOT RETURNED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ZIMMER BIOMET COMPLAINT NUMBER (B)(4). PATIENT WEIGHT UNKNOWN / NOT PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ABUTMENT SCREW FOR THE IMPLANT AT TOOTH SITE #18 WAS LOOSE. THE SCREW WAS RETIGHTENED. AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT, NO INJURY TO THE PATIENT REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
686335 CERTAIN GOLD-TITE HEXED SCREW DENTAL SCREW NHA BIOMET 3I IUNIHG 1241371 00844868008538

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Required Intervention