BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    UNKNOWN ZIMMER KNEE COMPONENT

    MDR report key: 2051103 · Received April 5, 2011

    Report

    Report Number
    1822565-2011-00847
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    April 5, 2011
    Date of Event
    June 9, 2009
    Report Date
    March 7, 2011
    Manufacturer
    ZIMMER, INC.
    Product Code
    JWH
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Occupation
    UNKNOWN

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    EVALUATION SUMMARY: NEITHER X-RAYS OR OPERATIVE NOTES WERE PROVIDED. AS SUCH, THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE CANNOT BE REVIEWED AND THE IMPLANT CONSTRUCT CANNOT BE ANALYZED RADIOGRAPHICALLY. PATIENT FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPONENTS SUCH AS AGE, BONE QUALITY, HEIGHT/WEIGHT, ACTIVITY LEVEL, TYPE OF ACTIVITY (LOW IMPACT VS. HIGH IMPACT) ARE UNKNOWN. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, AN EXACT CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED CONDITION CANNOT BE DETERMINED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS 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 AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. ZIMMER, INC CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT IS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY IN 2007, AND THAT AFTER EXPERIENCING PAIN, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 UNKNOWN ZIMMER KNEE COMPONENT KNEE PROSTHESIS JWH ZIMMER, INC.

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Required Intervention