FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NEXGEN CRUCIATE RETAINING ARTICULAR SURFACE

MDR report key: 2033456 · Received March 24, 2011

Report

Report Number
1822565-2011-00720
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 24, 2011
Report Date
September 18, 2009
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRE-OP AND POST OP X-RAYS NOT RETURNED TO STUDY THE FIXATION. SURGICAL NOTES NOT AVAILABLE TO STUDY THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE FOLLOWED. TOO MUCH KNEE MOVEMENT COULD BE DUE TO WEAR OF THE ARTICULATE SURFACE BUT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. THE CLICKING COULD BE DUE TO PATELLA TRACKING ISSUES WHICH ALSO CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. THE PT'S HISTORY AND DEMOGRAPHICS ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS, THE PROBABLE CAUSE FOR PT'S PAIN AND THE CLICKING EXPERIENCED CANNOT BE DETERMINED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT FIND AND DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. 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 INFO BE RECEIVED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. ZIMMER, INC. CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED. THIS MDR WAS IDENTIFIED DURING AN INTERNAL REVIEW TO MEET REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND THEREFORE IS BEING FILED LATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PT HAS PAIN AND CLICKING SOUND WITH TOO MUCH MOVEMENT. DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED IN (B)(6) 1999.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NEXGEN CRUCIATE RETAINING ARTICULAR SURFACE JWH ZIMMER, INC. 63593100

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other MANUFACTURED AT ZIMMER (B)(4)| CATALOG # 00597201601, LOT # 07223900| NEXGEN CRUCIATE PEGGED TIBIAL COMPONENT,| NEXGEN KNEE ALL POLY PATELLA,| BONE SCREW, CATALOG # 00511007025, LOT # 17673600| BONE SCREW, CATALOG # 00511007060, LOT # 63593100,| CATALOG # 00597206538, LOT # 63781800| NEXGEN CRUCIATE RETAINING FEMORAL COMPONENT,| CATALOG # 00597204501, LOT # 62930800