G7 ACETABULAR SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 0001822565-2024-03552
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 12, 2024
- Date of Event
- October 23, 2024
- Report Date
- March 12, 2025
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
- Product Code
- LPH
- UDI-DI
- 00889024520554
- PMA / PMN Number
- K190660
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AK, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
(B)(4). D10: CAT: 00877704002 LOT: 2980145 BIOLOX® OPTION, HEAD. CAT: 0106010304 LOT: 3168933 AVENIR®, STEM. THE CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION, AS ITS LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.
(B)(4). THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS WERE UPDATED: G3; H2; H3; H6. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED OR PICTURES PROVIDED; VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL EVALUATIONS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS IDENTIFIED NO DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES DURING MANUFACTURING RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. MEDICAL RECORDS WERE REVIEWED BY A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL: IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL RIGHT HEMI-HIP AND WAS REVISED DUE TO MULTIPLE DISLOCATIONS AND MAINTAINED THE HEMI-HIP, HOWEVER UNDERWENT A SECOND REVISION ON DUE TO CONTINUED DISLOCATIONS AND WAS CONVERTED TO A TOTAL HIP. THE PATIENT THEN LOST BALANCE AND FELL REACHING FOR TOILET PAPER RESULTING IN A DISLOCATION AND WAS THEN REVISED A THIRD TIME. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT LOST BALANCE AND FELL REACHING FOR TOILET PAPER, HOWEVER THE PATIENT HAS A HISTORY OF DISLOCATIONS. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND WITH THE DEVICE IN RELATION TO THE HEMATOMA AFTER REVIEW BY A HCP. THIS COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED BASED ON THE PROVIDED MEDICAL RECORDS. 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.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HIP REVISION DUE TO DISLOCATION. DURING THE PROCEDURE, A LARGE HEMATOMA WAS EVACUATED AND MINIMAL NECROTIC TISSUE WAS NOTED. THE INTENTION OF THE SURGERY WAS TO ALLOW FOR CUP INGROWTH TO THE BONE AND THEN WILL RETURN TO SURGERY FOR FINAL CEMENTED STEM AND CONSTRAINED LINER. THE STEM AND HEAD WERE EXPLANTED WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1658790 | G7 ACETABULAR SYSTEM | PROSTHESIS, HIP | LPH | ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. | N/A | 66760591 | 00889024520554 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Male | Hospitalization| R |