FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNK ZIMMER HIP

MDR report key: 1963822 · Received December 22, 2010

Report

Report Number
1822565-2010-01437
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 22, 2010
Report Date
December 2, 2010
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
JDI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL SUMMARY: IT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME IF THE PRODUCTS IMPLANTED WERE ZIMMER PRODUCTS. NO DEVICES OR PHOTOS WERE REC'D; THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THE COMPONENTS IS UNK. SURGICAL NOTES WERE NOT PROVIDED. X-RAYS WERE NOT PROVIDED; IT IS UNK WHETHER THE COMPONENTS WERE IMPLANTED WITH THE CORRECT FIT AND ORIENTATION AS PER THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. PT FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPONENTS SUCH AS AGE, BONE QUALITY, HEIGHT/WEIGHT, ACTIVITY LEVEL, TYPE OF ACTIVITY (LOW IMPACT VS. HIGH IMPACT) ARE UNK. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS AND THE INFO PROVIDED, A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. EVAL: REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND/OR LOT NUMBERS REQUIRED FOR RETRIEVAL WERE UNAVAILABLE. IT IS NOT SUSPECTED THAT THE PRODUCT FAILED TO MEET SPECS. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED PROBLEM. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFO, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIVE INFO BE REC'D, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. ZIMMER, INC. CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PT IS PRESENTING WITH PAIN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNK ZIMMER HIP HIP PROSTHESIS JDI ZIMMER, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1