FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VERSYS HIP SYSTEM FEMORAL HEAD

MDR report key: 1980199 · Received February 1, 2011

Report

Report Number
2648920-2011-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 1, 2011
Date of Event
August 25, 2010
Report Date
January 6, 2011
Manufacturer
ZIMMER
Product Code
LPH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL SUMMARY: THE FOLLOWING MECHANISMS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO INSTABILITY OR DISLOCATION: UNSATISFACTORY PLACEMENT OF THE COMPONENT PARTS. EXTENT OR COMPONENT STABILITY. IF COMPONENTS THAT WERE NOT MATCHED FOR THE PT REQUIREMENTS ARE USED (I.E. IMPROPER OFFSET, FEMORAL HEAD SIZE), THIS MAY INCREASE THE INSTABILITY OF THE JOINT, WHICH MAY LEAD TO DISLOCATION. EXTENT OF SOFT TISSUE TENSION. PT BEHAVIOR. IN THIS CASE, THE REPORTED TORN AND LOOSE JOINT CAPSULE, COUPLED WITH THE DEGREE OF ANTEVERSION THE SHELL/LINER CONSTRUCT WAS POSITIONED MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INSTABILITY/DISLOCATION EXPERIENCED. GIVEN THE INFO PROVIDED, A DEFINITIVE CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH CERTAINTY. EVAL: REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT FIND ANY DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS REVISED FOR INSTABILITY AND DISLOCATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VERSYS HIP SYSTEM FEMORAL HEAD KNEE PROSTHESIS LPH ZIMMER 61452233

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 69 YR Required Intervention SHELL WITH CLUSTER HOLES| MFG AT ZIMMER (B)(4)| CATALOG #00875705601, LOT # 61499710| MFG AT (B)(4)| CONTINUUM ACETABULAR SYSTEM TRABECULAR METAL| CATALOG #00875201236, LOT #61437371| CONTINUUM TRILOGY IT ALLOFIT POLY LINER