FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRILOGY ACE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2003945 · Received February 23, 2011

Report

Report Number
MW5019563
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 23, 2011
Date of Event
February 17, 2011
Report Date
February 23, 2011
Manufacturer
ZIMMER RANDALL ASSOC
Product Code
KWZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT HAD A TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY DONE IN (B)(6) 2010, AND RETURNED TO THE PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE FOR HER 6 MONTH CHECK-UP. WHEN AN X-RAY WAS DONE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE POLYETHYLENE LINER OF HER RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY HAD SLIPPED LOOSE. SHE RETURNED TO SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2011, AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE POLYETHYLENE HAD SPLIT IN HALF AND MODERATE METALLOSIS OF THE CAPSULE HAD OCCURRED. SHE REQUIRED REVISION OF THE POLYETHYLENE LINER, WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE NECK AND HEAD, DEBRIDEMENT OF CAPSULE/METALLOSIS. THE COMPANY REP WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF SURGERY AND TOOK THE FAILED LINER BACK TO THE COMPANY. THE CAPSULE WAS SENT TO CHECK FOR WBC AND NO WBCS WERE NOTED. PRIOR TO SURGERY, THE PT HAD DEVELOPED PAIN IN HER HIP AND WAS WALKING WITH A LIMP.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TRILOGY ACE SYSTEM ACETABULAR LINER KWZ ZIMMER RANDALL ASSOC 6320-48-32 61456669

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 64 YR Hospitalization| S