UNKNOWN REVITAN-MODULAR FLUTED TAPERED STEM
Report
- Report Number
- 0009613350-2024-00481
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 7, 2024
- Date of Event
- April 1, 2024
- Report Date
- March 25, 2026
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER GMBH
- Product Code
- LZO
- PMA / PMN Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GM
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS WERE UPDATED: B4, G3, G6, H2, H6, H11. PROCEDURAL RELATED COMPLICATIONS ARE INFLUENCED BY THE TYPE OF SURGERY, PATIENTS PRE-EXISTING COMORBIDITIES, AND PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT. DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (BLOOD CLOT), OR DVT, OCCURS WHEN A BLOOD CLOT FORMS IN ONE OF THE DEEP VEINS OF THE BODY. THIS CAN HAPPEN IF A VEIN BECOMES DAMAGED OR IF THE BLOOD FLOW WITHIN A VEIN SLOWS DOWN OR STOPS. TOTAL JOINT PATIENTS ARE TYPICALLY PLACED ON MEDICATION POST-OPERATIVELY TO PREVENT DVT FORMATION. EVEN WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF PREVENTIVE MEDICATION, DVTS CAN STILL DEVELOP. AS THE COMPLAINT INDICATED, A POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATION OCCURRED, AND MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED FOR TREATMENT. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS FOUND WHICH WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS.
(B)(4). D10. UNKNOWN INTERLOCKING SCREWS LOT# UNKNOWN ITEM# UNKNOWN. G2. REPORT SOURCE: GERMANY. LITERATURE: REVISION TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY USING A MODULAR FLUTED, TAPERED REVISION FEMORAL COMPONENT AND INTERLOCKING SCREWS IN VANCOUVER B3 PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURES WITH INSUFFICIENT BONE AT THE ISTHMUS. B. FINK; A. AHMADIAN; F. H. SAX; P. SCHUSTER. THE BONE AND JOINT JOURNAL. PAGES (1-8). 2024. DOI:10.1302/0301-620X.106B4.BJJ-2023-0899.R1. THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS; HOWEVER, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS IN PROGRESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.
DILIGENCE IS COMPLETED AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
IT WAS REPORTED IN A JOURNAL ARTICLE THAT THERE WAS ONE PATIENT WITHIN THE PAPROSKY TYPE IIIB DEFECT GROUP THAT DEVELOPED A DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS AT AN UNKNOWN TIMEFRAME AND WAS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH MEDICATION. DILIGENCE IS COMPLETED AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2547370 | UNKNOWN REVITAN-MODULAR FLUTED TAPERED STEM | PROSTHESIS, HIP | LZO | ZIMMER GMBH | N/A | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Hospitalization| O | SEE H11 NARRATIVE. |