FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN NEXGEN ROTATING HINGE KNEE ARTICULAR SURFACE WITH HINGE POST EXTESION PI

MDR report key: 1561185 · Received December 16, 2009

Report

Report Number
1822565-2009-01202
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 16, 2009
Date of Event
February 10, 2005
Report Date
November 16, 2009
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
HRZ
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY: NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED FOR EVAL. ALSO, NO X-RAYS WERE RETURNED FOR REVIEW. PT INFO SUCH AS HEIGHT, WEIGHT, AND PT ACTIVITY IS UNK. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFO, A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED AT THIS TIME. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS ALSO NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND/OR LOT NUMBERS REQUIRED FOR RETRIEVAL WERE UNAVAILABLE. IT IS NOT SUSPECTED THAT THE PRODUCT FAILED TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED PROBLEM. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. ZIMMER, INC. CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED IN 2004 AND THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED IN 2005 DUE TO A SNAPPING-PHENOMENON, SUBLUXATION, DISLOCATION AND PAIN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN NEXGEN ROTATING HINGE KNEE ARTICULAR SURFACE WITH HINGE POST EXTESION PI KNEE PROSTHESIS HRZ ZIMMER, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR Hospitalization| R