FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NEXGEN STEM NONAUGUMENTABLE TIBIAL COMPONENT

MDR report key: 1901436 · Received November 11, 2010

Report

Report Number
2648920-2010-00060
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 11, 2010
Date of Event
October 13, 2010
Report Date
October 13, 2010
Manufacturer
ZIMMER
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE CEMENTED IMPLANT WAS REMOVED AFTER BEING IMPLANTED FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS AND THREE MONTHS. X-RAYS WERE NOT PROVIDED. WITHOUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE TIBIAL PLATE LOOSENING CANNOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. 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. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, 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 PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO LOOSENING OF THE TIBIAL BASEPLATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NEXGEN STEM NONAUGUMENTABLE TIBIAL COMPONENT KNEE PROSTHESIS JWH ZIMMER 60471353

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR Required Intervention