FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DENTAL SCREW

MDR report key: 13548987 · Received February 17, 2022

Report

Report Number
0002023141-2022-00408
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 17, 2022
Date of Event
December 15, 2021
Report Date
July 26, 2022
Manufacturer
ZIMMER DENTAL
Product Code
DZE
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ZIMMER BIOMET COMPLAINT NUMBER (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

AN IMPL TAPERED SCR-V SBM 6M M 5.7MM 13MM (TSV6B13) AND AN UNKNOWN ZIMMER SCREW WERE RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION, SEE ATTACHED IMAGES A00- A01 IN THE COMPLAINT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AS RETURNED PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED BONE ATTACHED TO THE IMPLANT EXTERNAL THREADS. FRACTURE AT THE COLLAR AND SCREW FRACTURE FOUND INSIDE. NO PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS NOTED ON THE PER. THE REPORTED DEVICE WAS LOCATED ON TOOTH #30 AND WAS USED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS. PICTURES OR X-RAY IMAGES WERE NOT PROVIDED. APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION WAS REVIEWED. DHR REVIEW WAS COMPLETED FOR THE SUBJECT LOT NUMBER (1241499). 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. DHR REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED, AS THE LOT NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED UNKNOWN SCREW PRODUCT IS NOT AVAILABLE. ZIMMER BIOMET QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (QMS) HAS CONTROLS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE DISTRIBUTION OF CONFORMING PRODUCT WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW WAS PERFORMED FOR THE REPORTED LOT NUMBER (1241499) FOR SIMILAR EVENT AND NO OTHER COMPLAINT WAS IDENTIFIED. NO COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW COULD BE PERFORMED WITHOUT RELEVANT LOT AND ITEM INFORMATION UNKNOWN ZIMMER SCREW. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, DEVICE MALFUNCTION DID OCCUR AND THE REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

REPORTED SCREW BROKE IN IMPLANT DURING RESTORATION. IMPLANT WAS REMOVED. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE IMPLANT FRACTURED DURING THE REMOVAL OF THE FRACTURE SCREW. TOOTH # 30.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

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

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1862238 DENTAL SCREW DZE ZIMMER DENTAL

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR Male Required Intervention