ZNN¿¢, CMN LAG SCREW, ø 10.5 MM, 115 MM INCLUDING SET SCREW
Report
- Report Number
- 0009613350-2023-00143
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 20, 2023
- Date of Event
- February 17, 2023
- Report Date
- August 10, 2023
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER SWITZERLAND MANUFACTURING GMBH
- Product Code
- HSB
- UDI-DI
- 00889024298484
- PMA / PMN Number
- K091566
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
(B)(4). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS:¿ CMN FEMORAL NAIL, CCD 125, RIGHT, 11.5 MM, 21.5 CM ITEM# 47249321011, LOT# 3143338, 5.0 MM DIAMETER CORTICAL SCREW - RED FIXED ANGLE 3.5 MM HEX HEAD, ITEM# 47248403250, LOT# 65613735, 5.0 MM DIAMETER CORTICAL SCREW - RED FIXED ANGLE 3.5 MM HEX HEAD, ITEM# 47248404550 LOT# 65378233. FOREIGN ¿¿FRANCE". MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE THE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 0009613350-2023-00141. INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY ONGOING. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH 3500A WILL BE SUBMITTED.
THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL AND/OR CORRECTED INFORMATION. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED OR PICTURES PROVIDED; VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL EVALUATIONS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. MEDICAL DOCUMENTS IN THE FORM OF SURGICAL REPORT AND IMPLANT LABELS WERE PROVIDED AND REVIEWED BY HCP: FINDINGS: GENERAL ANESTHESIA. SUB-TROCHANTERIC APPROACH. PLACEMENT OF THE CEPHALIC PIN IN THE CENTER OF THE HEAD, IN THE CENTER OF THE NECK. MEASUREMENT AT THE 115M BOREHOLE LENGTH. INSERTION OF A CERVICAL SCREW LENGTH 115 AND TWO. DISTAL SCREWS USING THE AUTOMATIC ANCILLARY, THE CEPHALIC SENSATION, THE NAIL AND ITS GUIDE GOES UP OUTSIDE THE PATIENT, THE CEPHALIC SCREW HAVING PASSED IN FRONT OF THE NAIL AND NOT INSIDE OF IT. C-ARM CHECK FOR PLACEMENT OF NAIL AND SCREWS, THE CERVICAL SCREW AND THE 2 DISTAL SCREWS HAD BEEN PASSED OVER THE NAIL, AND NOT THROUGH THE HOLES PROVIDED FOR THIS PURPOSE ALL COMPONENTS EXCHANGED. THE SURGEON ASKED THAT THIS MALFUNCTIONING C-ARM BE ASSESSED AND THE ARCH BE APPRAISED (ON LATER CLARIFICATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SURGEON WAS REFERRING TO THE TARGETING GUIDE AND NOT TO THE C-ARM FLUOROSCOPY SYSTEM) SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SURGICAL TIME. BASED ON THE GIVEN INFORMATION AND RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION, A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS FOUND WHICH WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS
UPON REVIEW OF THIS COMPLAINT FROM AN INVESTIGATION PERSPECTIVE, IT IS NOW CONFIRMED THAT THE EVENT IS CONSIDERED AS MISASSEMBLY BY USERS HENCE THIS EVENT WILL BE NON -REPORTABLE AND REPORT WILL BE VOIDED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE FOR A PERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE WITH A NAIL. POST-OP X-RAYS SHOWED THE CERVICAL SCREW AND THE TWO DISTAL SCREWS HAD PASSED ABOVE THE NAIL, AND NOT PASSED THROUGH THE HOLES PROVIDED IN THE NAIL. THE NAIL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT: AN INTRA-OP ASSEMBLY ISSUE OCCURRED DURING THE OP. THE CERVICAL SCREW AND THE 2 DISTAL SCREWS HAD PASSED ABOVE THE NAIL AND NOT IN THE HOLES PROVIDED FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE NAIL WAS REMOVED THEN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER ZIMMER NAIL WITH ANOTHER ANCILLARY. THE EVENT WAS EVALUATED AS NON-REPORTABLE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS FOUND WHICH WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1156445 | ZNN¿¢, CMN LAG SCREW, ø 10.5 MM, 115 MM INCLUDING SET SCREW | ROD, FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY AND ACCESSORIES | HSB | ZIMMER SWITZERLAND MANUFACTURING GMBH | N/A | 3093322 | 00889024298484 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 YR | Male | Hospitalization| R |