FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRABECULAR METAL FEMORAL STEM PRESS-FIT

MDR report key: 2080675 · Received April 26, 2011

Report

Report Number
1822565-2011-01026
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 26, 2011
Report Date
March 30, 2011
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
LPH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A CONSUMER WHO IS NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE FORM 3500A. EVALUATION SUMMARY: SURGICAL NOTES WERE PROVIDED FROM THE PRIMARY SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2006. NO COMPLICATIONS WERE NOTED. X-RAYS WERE NOT PROVIDED; IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE COMPONENTS WERE IMPLANTED WITH THE CORRECT FIT AND ORIENTATION AS PER THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. PATIENT FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPONENTS SUCH AS BONE QUALITY, HEIGHT/WEIGHT, ACTIVITY LEVEL, TYPE OF ACTIVITY (LOW IMPACT VS HIGH IMPACT), AND RELEVANT MEDICAL HISTORY ARE UNKNOWN. ADHERENCE TO REHABILITATION PROTOCOL IS UNKNOWN. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. EVALUATION: THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE CONFORMING INDICATING THAT THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND PACKAGED TO SPECIFICATION. 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 ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED. ZIMMER, INC CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT IS PRESENTING WITH PAIN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TRABECULAR METAL FEMORAL STEM PRESS-FIT LPH ZIMMER, INC. 60495529

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other