FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

IMP,TSV,3.7,13,MTX,MG

MDR report key: 15244848 · Received August 17, 2022

Report

Report Number
0002023141-2022-02073
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 17, 2022
Date of Event
May 6, 2022
Report Date
February 7, 2023
Manufacturer
ZIMMER DENTAL
Product Code
DZE
PMA / PMN Number
K101977
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORT: 0002023141-2022-02076. ZIMMERBIOMET COMPLAINT NUMBER (B)(4). WEIGHT UNKNOWN / NOT PROVIDED. UDI NUMBER N/A. PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY ZIMMER BIOMET AND THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORT: 0002023141-2022-02076-1, 0002023141-2022-02344-1. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DEVICE EVALUATION. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS ARE BEING REPORTED: H6: TYPE OF INVESTIGATION CODES WERE UPDATED: 3331, 4109, 4110, 4111. H6: INVESTIGATION FINDINGS CODE WAS UPDATED: 213. H6: INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION CODE WAS UPDATED: 67. TWO (2) IMP,TSV,3.7,13,MTX,MG (TSVTB13) AND ONE (1) IMP,TSV,3.7,10,MTX,MG (TSVTB10) WERE RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE AS RETURNED PRODUCT IDENTIFIED THAT NO FRACTURES (INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY) WERE IDENTIFIED WITH THE TWO TSVTB13 AND ONE TSVTB10 IMPLANTS. NO MALFUNCTION. ZIMVIE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE CLINICIAN'S REMOVAL OF THE DEVICE. THE REPORTED EVENT IS UN-CONFIRMED. BONE LOSS IS A PATIENT CONDITION AND IS NON-VERIFIABLE. BASED ON THE EVALUATION, THE DEVICE MALFUNCTION (FRACTURE) AND BONE LOSS COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO EXISTING NONCONFORMANCE/CAPA/HHE/D/IE/PRODUCT HOLDS AGAINST THE REPORTED DEVICE THAT COULD CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO THE REPORTED EVENT. MONTHLY POST MARKET TRENDING REVIEW IDENTIFIED NO ACTIONABLE TRENDS OR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTED EVENT OR DEVICE. ZIMMER BIOMET QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (QMS) HAS CONTROLS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE DISTRIBUTION OF CONFORMING PRODUCT. THEREFORE, BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THE PRODUCT WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS AND LIKELY CONFORMING WHEN IT LEFT ZIMMER BIOMET. DHR REVIEW WAS COMPLETED FOR THE SUBJECT LOT NUMBER 63009608. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT ALL OPERATIONS AND INSPECTIONS WERE EXECUTED AS PER APPLICABLE PROCEDURE. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW WAS PERFORMED FOR THE REPORTED LOT NUMBER 63009608 FOR SIMILAR EVENTS AND NO OTHER COMPLAINT WAS IDENTIFIED. DHR REVIEW WAS COMPLETED FOR THE SUBJECT LOT NUMBER 63026332. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT ALL OPERATIONS AND INSPECTIONS WERE EXECUTED AS PER APPLICABLE PROCEDURE. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW WAS PERFORMED FOR THE REPORTED LOT NUMBER 63026332 FOR SIMILAR EVENTS AND NO OTHER COMPLAINT WAS IDENTIFIED. VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL TESTING WAS PERFORMED FOR THE REPORTED IMPLANTS. NO FRACTURES WERE IDENTIFIED. THEREFORE, THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE RECREATED. BONE LOSS IS A PATIENT CONDITION AND IS NON-VERIFIABLE. THE COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO THE FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF THE DEVICE. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, RISK REVIEW AND IFU, THE MOST LIKELY CAUSES DETERMINED FROM THE INVESTIGATION ARE PARAFUNCTIONAL HABITS OF THE PATIENT OVER THE IMPLANTATION PERIOD 6 YEARS, 11 MONTHS. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND NO IMMEDIATE CAPA/HHE/D ESCALATION IS REQUIRED, AS THE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION DID NOT CONFIRM THE PRODUCT WAS NONCONFORMING AT THE TIME OF DISTRIBUTION, AND NO NEW FAILURE MODE, HARM, OR HAZARDOUS SITUATION WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE INVESTIGATION PERFORMED. A SUMMARY INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR BONE LOSS EVENTS RECOGNIZING THAT A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED DUE TO A WIDE RANGE OF EXTERNAL FACTORS (NON-DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING RELATED), INCLUDING MEDICAL CONDITIONS (E.G., DIABETES, POOR BONE QUALITY, ETC.) / PATIENT HABITS (E.G., SMOKING) AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED INVESTIGATIONS FOR BONE LOSS HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED ANY SIGNALS INDICATING POTENTIAL NON-CONFORMANCES AFFECTING THE MANUFACTURING AND STERILIZATION PROCESSES. FURTHERMORE, THE PROBABILITY OF MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECTS THAT MIGHT LEAD TO BONE LOSS AND ESCAPING THE AVAILABLE DETECTIONS HAS BEEN ASSESSED AND FOUND REMOTE AND ALMOST NONEXISTENT. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED WHICH INDICATES THAT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT, AN ADDITIONAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IMPLANTS ON TEETH SITES #23 AND #27 WERE FRACTURED WITH BONE LOSS THROUGHOUT. SYMPTOMS OF THE EVENT: INFLAMMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

NO ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1542819 IMP,TSV,3.7,13,MTX,MG DENTAL IMPLANT DZE ZIMMER DENTAL 63009608

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 67 YR Male Required Intervention