UNKNOWN HIP IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 0009613350-2021-00204
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 10, 2021
- Date of Event
- December 3, 2020
- Report Date
- September 22, 2021
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER SWITZERLAND MANUFACTURING GMBH
- Product Code
- LPH
- PMA / PMN Number
- N/A
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IT
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
INVESTIGATION RESULTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE. REVIEW OF EVENT DESCRIPTION: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH HIP PROSTHESIS ON (B)(6) 2010. POST IMPLANTATION PATIENT STARTED EXPERIENCING CONSIDERABLE AND PERSISTENT HEALTH PROBLEMS SO PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2020. REVIEW OF RECEIVED DATA: DUE DILIGENCE: NO FURTHER ""DUE DILIGENCE"" REQUIRED AS ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE CONCLUSION IS AVAILABLE OR WAS ALREADY REQUESTED. PRODUCT EVALUATION: NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED; THEREFORE, VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL EVALUATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. REVIEW OF PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION: DOCUMENT REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO UNKNOWN PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION. DEVICE PURPOSE: THIS DEVICE IS INTENDED FOR TREATMENT. PRODUCT COMPATIBILITY: THE COMPATIBILITY CHECK COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO MISSING PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION. DHR REVIEW: THE DHR CHECK COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. CONCLUSION: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH HIP PROSTHESIS ON (B)(6) 2010. POST IMPLANTATION PATIENT STARTED EXPERIENCING CONSIDERABLE AND PERSISTENT HEALTH PROBLEMS SO PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2020. DUE TO SIGNIFICANT LACK OF INFORMATION A DETAILED INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED, NEVERTHELESS BASED ON THE GIVEN INFORMATION THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A NONCONFORMANCE OR COMPLAINT OUT OF BOX (COOB). BASED ON THE GIVEN INFORMATION AND THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS ISSUE. THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE MEASURES IS NOT INDICATED AND ZIMMER SWITZERLAND MANUFACTURING GMBH CONSIDERS THIS CASE AS CLOSED. ZIMMER BIOMET'S REFERENCE NUMBER OF THIS FILE IS (B)(4).
NO EVENT UPDATE. INVESTIGATION RESULTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE.
THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT RECEIVE X-RAYS FOR REVIEW. OTHER DOCUMENTS WERE RECEIVED AND WILL BE REVIEWED AS PART OF ONGOING INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT RECEIVE THE DEVICE FOR INVESTIGATION. AS NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. A CAUSE FOR THIS SPECIFIC EVENT CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. AS SOON AS SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE AN UPDATED REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. ZIMMER BIOMET¿S REFERENCE NUMBER OF THIS FILE IS (B)(4).
PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 693278 | UNKNOWN HIP IMPLANT | HIP PROSTHESIS | LPH | ZIMMER SWITZERLAND MANUFACTURING GMBH | N/A | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| R |