FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NEXGEN MIS STEMMED TIBIAL COMPONENT

MDR report key: 1854091 · Received September 2, 2010

Report

Report Number
1822565-2010-00643
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 2, 2010
Date of Event
August 2, 2010
Report Date
August 2, 2010
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
JWH
Removal / Correction Number
1822565-04/19/2010-001C
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL SUMMARY: WHILE A CAUSE FOR THIS SPECIFIC CLINICAL EVENT CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED FROM THE INFO PROVIDED, THE COMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL IMPLANTATION SUGGEST THAT THE REVISION SURGERY IS RELATED TO THE ISSUES FOR WHICH ZIMMER IMPLEMENTED A CORRECTION ACTION FOR. ZIMMER CORRECTION # 1822565-04/19/2010-001-C WAS ISSUED TO ENHANCE THE LABELING FOR THE NEXGEN MIS STEMMED TIBIAL COMPONENT. THE IMPLANTATION DATE IS PRIOR TO THE CORRECTION. EVAL: NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT FIND ANY DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. 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. SHOULD ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIVE INFO BE RECEIVED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS REVISED DUE TO THE TIBIAL COMPONENT SUBSIDING MEDIALLY. DURING THE REVISION PROCEDURE ,THE SURGEON ALSO NOTICED AN INADEQUATE RESECTION OF THE PATELLA AND IT WAS ALSO REVISED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NEXGEN MIS STEMMED TIBIAL COMPONENT KNEE PROSTHESIS JWH ZIMMER, INC. 60644379

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 72 YR Required Intervention MANUFACTURED BY ZIMMER (B)(4)| CATALOG# 00597206532| NEXGEN COMPLETE KNEE SOLUTION ALL POLY PATELLA| LOT# 60626866