FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NEXGEN LPS POROUS FEMORAL COMPONENT

MDR report key: 2023525 · Received March 16, 2011

Report

Report Number
1822565-2011-00640
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 16, 2011
Report Date
February 17, 2011
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AND PATELLAR COMPONENT ARE COMPATIBLE. NEITHER X-RAYS OR OP-NOTES WERE PROVIDED. BASED UPON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, A CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED PAIN CANNOT BE DETERMINED. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS, HOWEVER, OF PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION. EVALUATION: REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR THE PATELLA COMPONENT DID NOT FIND ANY DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR THE FEMORAL COMPONENT 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 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 REC'D THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. ZIMMER, INC. CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER SURGERY, THE PHYSICIAN PULLED ON THE PT'S LEG AND PAIN HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED SINCE THIS OCCURRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NEXGEN LPS POROUS FEMORAL COMPONENT JWH ZIMMER, INC. UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other NEXGEN ALL POLY PATELLA, CATALOG #00597206535| PONCE, PUERTO RICO| LOT #60959030, MANUFACTURED AT ZIMMER B.V.,