FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NEXGEN LEGACY LPS-FLEX ARTICULAR SURFACE

MDR report key: 1924422 · Received December 7, 2010

Report

Report Number
1822565-2010-01289
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 7, 2010
Date of Event
November 10, 2010
Report Date
November 10, 2010
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INFO WAS RECEIVED FROM A DISTRIBUTOR WHO IS NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE FORM 3500A. EVAL SUMMARY: IT IS REPORTED THAT SCRATCHES WERE OBSERVED ON BOTH MEDIAL AND LATERAL ARTICULATING SURFACES POSSIBLY DUE TO BONE CEMENT DEBRIS BUT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION CAN BE MADE WITH THE RETURN OF PRODUCT. WITH THE EXISTING INFO, A DEFINITIVE CAUSE FOR PATIENT'S PAIN AND REVISION CANNOT BE DETERMINED. EVAL CODES: MFG RECORDS WERE CHECKED OR THE COMPONENT AND THEY ARE CONFORMING TO SPECIFICATIONS INDICATING THERE WERE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED AND PACKAGED TO SPECIFICATION. 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 ADD'L SUBSTANTIVE INFO 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 PAIN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NEXGEN LEGACY LPS-FLEX ARTICULAR SURFACE KNEE PROSTHESIS JWH ZIMMER, INC. 61410861

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention