FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FEMORAL HEAD IMPLANT

MDR report key: 14273 · Received March 22, 1994

Report

Report Number
33458-1994-00002
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 22, 1994
Date of Event
February 24, 1994
Report Date
March 22, 1994
Manufacturer
ZIMMER PRODUCT SERVICE DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Product Code
JDD
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON 1/11/94 A FEMORAL HEAD WAS IMPLANTED ON A CEENTRALIGN STEM. EVERYTHING APPEAREED TO BE ALRIGHT.. ON 2/24/94 THE PT COMPLAINED OF PAAIN, AN X-RAY WAS TAKEN AAND THE FEMORAL HEAD SHOWEEED TO HAVE COME LOOSE FROM THE FEMORAL STEM. ON 2/28/94 REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED AND THE FEMORAL HEAD WAS REMOVED FROM THE PT, THE MORSE TAPER ON THE STEM WAS EXAMINEED BY THE SURGEON AND APPEARED TO BE ALRIGHT. A NEW FEMORAL HEAD WAS PLACED ON THE STEMMM AND TIGHTNESSS WAS TESTED BY THE SURGEON AND WAS SATISFACTORY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FEMORAL HEAD IMPLANT Implant FEMORAL HEAD JDD ZIMMER PRODUCT SERVICE DISTRIBUTION CENTER NA 50020600

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 80 YR Required Intervention