FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VERSYS HIP SYSTEM FEMORAL HEAD

MDR report key: 2041964 · Received March 31, 2011

Report

Report Number
1822565-2011-00822
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 31, 2011
Date of Event
January 15, 2010
Report Date
January 27, 2010
Manufacturer
ZIMMER
Product Code
LPH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WERE IN VIVO FOR APPROX 9.5 MONTHS. NO DEVICES OR PHOTOS WERE REC'D, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THE COMPONENTS IS UNK. SURGICAL NOTES WERE NOT PROVIDED. X-RAYS WERE NOT PROVIDED; IT IS UNK WHETHER THE COMPONENTS WERE IMPLANTED WITH THE CORRECT FIT AND ORIENTATION AS PER THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. PT FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPONENTS SUCH AS BONE QUALITY, ACTIVITY LEVEL, TYPE OF ACTIVITY (LOW IMPACT VS. HIGH IMPACT) ARE UNK. ADHERENCE TO REHABILITATION PROTOCOL IS UNK. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE INFO PROVIDED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT FIND ANY 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 ADD'L SUBSTANTIVE INFO BE REC'D, 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 PRESENTED AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ACETABULAR IMPLANT LOOSENING WHICH RESULTED IN A REVISION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VERSYS HIP SYSTEM FEMORAL HEAD LPH ZIMMER 61156936

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 56 YR Required Intervention TRILOGY ACETABULAR SYSTEM LONGEVITY CROSSLINKED| POLYETHYLENE LINER, CATALOG #00631004428| LOT# 60333967