FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DUROM US ACETABULAR COMPONENT

MDR report key: 1749447 · Received June 21, 2010

Report

Report Number
9613350-2010-00288
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 21, 2010
Date of Event
November 1, 2007
Report Date
May 24, 2010
Manufacturer
ZIMMER GMBH
Product Code
KWA
Removal / Correction Number
9613350-07/15/2008-001C
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INFORMATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE OWNER ESTABLISHMENT, ZIMMER INC., WHICH MARKETS THE DEVICES IN THE U.S. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT RECEIVE EXPLANTED DEVICES, X-RAYS, OR OTHER SOURCE DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW. WHERE LOT NUMBERS WERE RECEIVED FOR THE EXPLANTED DEVICE, HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE CONFORMING. WHILE A CAUSE FOR THIS SPECIFIC CLINICAL EVENT CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE COMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL IMPLANTATION SUGGEST THAT THIS EVENT IS RELATED TO THE ISSUES FOR WHICH ZIMMER IMPLEMENTED A CORRECTION IN JULY 2008. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE AND / OR THE DEVICE(S) BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND AN INVESTIGATION RESULT BE AVAILABLE, THAT CHANGES THIS ASSESSMENT, AN AMENDED MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT WILL BE FILED. THE NEED FOR FURTHER CORRECTIVE MEASURES IS NOT INDICATED AT THIS TIME AND ZIMMER (B)(4) CONSIDERS THIS CASE CLOSED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2007. DUE TO PAIN AND POSSIBLE LOOSENING OF THE DUROM ACETABULAR COMPONENT A REVISION SURGERY IS RECOMMENDED. REVISION SURGERY IS NOT YET SCHEDULED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DUROM US ACETABULAR COMPONENT DUROM US ACETABULAR COMPONENT AND METASUL KWA ZIMMER GMBH NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other