FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN GLENOID

MDR report key: 15847674 · Received November 22, 2022

Report

Report Number
0001822565-2022-03296
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 22, 2022
Report Date
November 30, 2022
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
KWS
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 0001822565-2022-03293; 0001822565-2022-03295. MEDICAL PRODUCTS: ITEM#: UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN HUMERAL HEAD; LOT#: *UNKNOWN; ITEM#: UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN HUMERAL STEM; LOT#: UNKNOWN. CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION, AS THE PRODUCT REMAINS IMPLANTED. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 0001822565-2022-03293-1, 0001822565-2022-03295-1. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED, OR PICTURES PROVIDED; VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL EVALUATIONS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. PART AND LOT IDENTIFICATION ARE NECESSARY FOR REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS, NEITHER WERE PROVIDED. MEDICAL RECORDS WERE NOT PROVIDED. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS FOUND WHICH WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY APPROXIMATELY THIRTEEN (13) YEARS AGO. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN OVER THE PAST YEAR. LAB TESTS INDICATE ELEVATED CHROMIUM AND COBALT LEVELS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS ALLEGED THAT THEY ARE GOING TO UNDERGO A FUTURE REVISION PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, NO REVISION PROCEDURE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
314099 UNKNOWN GLENOID SHOULDER PROSTHESIS/EXTREMITIES KWS ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Female Required Intervention SEE H10 NARRATIVE