FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
NEXGEN FEMORAL IMPACTOR/EXTRACTOR JAW
MDR report key: 2063164
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Received March 22, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 1822565-2011-00714
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 22, 2011
- Date of Event
- February 21, 2011
- Report Date
- February 23, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER, INC.
- Product Code
- MBH
- Removal / Correction Number
- 1822565-2/24/2011-001-R
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
EVALUATION SUMMARY: SUBCOMPONENT GEOMETRY HAS BEEN IMPROVED TO STRENGTHEN THE DEVICE. FURTHERMORE, ALL DEVICES MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CHANGE ARE BEING REMOVED FROM THE FIELD AS PART OF A REPORTABLE FIELD ACTION. REFERENCE REMOVAL REPORT 1822565-2/24/2011-001-R FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. SUBCOMPONENT SPRING CLIP FRACTURE IS REPORTED AND OBSERVED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND/OR LOT NUMBERS REQUIRED FOR RETRIEVAL WERE UNAVAILABLE. DIMENSIONAL READINGS AND MATERIAL HARDNESS ARE CONFORMING TO PRINT SPECIFICATIONS.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT IS REPORTED THAT THE SPRING CLIP HAS FRACTURED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEXGEN FEMORAL IMPACTOR/EXTRACTOR JAW | MBH | ZIMMER, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |