FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

IMP, TSV, 4.7, 13, MTXF, MG,HA

MDR report key: 12351374 · Received August 20, 2021

Report

Report Number
0002023141-2021-02258
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 20, 2021
Report Date
August 20, 2021
Manufacturer
ZIMMER DENTAL
Product Code
DZE
UDI-DI
00889024344365
PMA / PMN Number
K101880
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORT: 0002023141-2021-02259. ZIMMER BIOMET COMPLAINT NUMBER (B)(4). AGE AND DATE OF BIRTH UNKNOWN / NOT PROVIDED. WEIGHT UNKNOWN / NOT PROVIDED. DATE OF EVENT UNKNOWN / NOT PROVIDED. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: FMT4, 4.7 TAPERED SCREW VENT FM T- LOT# UNKNOWN; THERAPY DATE UNKNOWN. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: URS2, UNIVERSAL RETAINING SCREW- LOT# UNKNOWN; THERAPY DATE UNKNOWN. NAME AND ADDRESS: LAST/GIVEN NAME UNKNOWN / NOT PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL PMA/510(K) NUMBER ¿ K133339. ONE MOUNT BUNDLED WITH TAPERED SCREW-VENT IMPLANT (TSVTWH13) AND ANOTHER FMT4 MOUNT WITH ASSOCIATED SCREWS WERE RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE AS RETURNED PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED THAT THE MOUNT HEXES WERE FRACTURED BUT THE SCREWS WERE NOT. ONLY ONE MOUNT WAS REPORTED. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CONTACT THE CUSTOMER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (ADDITIONAL ITEM AND EVENT CLARIFICATION) UNSUCCESSFULLY. THEREFORE, THE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED USING APPLICABLE RISK FILES, IFU AND OTHER AVAILABLE INFORMATION. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, DEVICE MALFUNCTION DID OCCUR WITH THE REPORTED MOUNT. HOWEVER, THE REPORTED EVENT WAS UNCONFIRMED SINCE THE MOUNT SCREW WAS NOT FRACTURED. ADDITIONALLY, AN UNREPORTED MALFUNCTION WAS IDENTIFIED WITH THE ADDITIONAL MOUNT AS ITS HEX WAS FRACTURED. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO EXISTING NONCONFORMANCE / CAPA / HHE/D / IE / PRODUCT HOLD AGAINST THE REPORTED/RETURNED DEVICES THAT DID OR COULD CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO THE REPORTED EVENT. MONTHLY POST MARKET TRENDING REVIEW IDENTIFIED NO ADVERSE TRENDS OR ACTIONABLE TRENDS FOR THE REPORTED EVENT OR DEVICES. ZIMMER BIOMET QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (QMS) HAS CONTROLS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE DISTRIBUTION OF CONFORMING PRODUCTS. THEREFORE, BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THE PRODUCTS WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS AND CONFORMING WHEN THEY LEFT ZIMMER BIOMET. DHR REVIEW FOR THE LOT (1232543) HAD REVEALED NO DEVIATIONS NOR NON-CONFORMANCES WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. HOWEVER, DHR COULD NOT BE REVIEWED FOR THE ADDITIONAL MOUNT SINCE THE LOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW WAS PERFORMED FOR THE REPORTED LOT NUMBER (1232543) FOR SIMILAR EVENTS (COMPLAINT CATEGORY KEYWORDS: FRACTURE: SCREW) AND NO OTHER COMPLAINT WAS IDENTIFIED. HOWEVER, COMPLAINT HISTORY COULD NOT BE REVIEWED FOR THE ADDITIONAL MOUNT. FUNCTIONAL TESTING COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE DEVICES AND EVENT. THEREFORE, THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE RECREATED. THE COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO THE FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF THE DEVICES. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. HOWEVER, THE POTENTIAL CAUSES ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS INVESTIGATION. ALTHOUGH DIFFERENT/UNREPORTED MALFUNCTION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH THE RETURNED PRODUCTS, THE REPORTED EVENT (SCREW FRACTURE) HAS BEEN UNCONFIRMED FOLLOWING VISUAL EVALUATION. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION OR IMMEDIATE CAPA / HHE/D ESCALATION IS REQUIRED, AS THE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION DID NOT CONFIRM THE PRODUCTS WERE NONCONFORMING AT THE TIME OF DISTRIBUTION, AND NO NEW FAILURE MODE, HARM, OR HAZARDOUS SITUATION WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE INVESTIGATION PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THAT THE FIXTURE MOUNT COPING SCREW FRACTURED IN THE MOUNT. THE SCREW AND MOUNT ARE BUNDLED WITH THE IMPLANT THAT REMAINS IMPLANTED WITH NO REPORTED DAMAGE. TOOTH LOCATION #22. DURING PRODUCT INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICES, A FRACTURED MOUNT WAS IDENTIFIED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE RETURNED SCREW.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1244739 IMP, TSV, 4.7, 13, MTXF, MG,HA DENTAL IMPLANT DZE ZIMMER DENTAL TSVTWH13 1232543 00889024344365

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR