FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
TRILOGY ACETABULAR SYSTEM SHELL
MDR report key: 2110029
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Received May 17, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 2648920-2011-00028
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 17, 2011
- Date of Event
- April 18, 2011
- Report Date
- April 22, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER
- Product Code
- LPH
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
EVAL SUMMARY: THE SHELL DID CONTAIN A PROTRUDING WIRE. THE SHELL WAS NOT RETURNED IN THE INITIAL PACKAGING. BY NATURE OF THE MATERIAL, POST-MFG HANDLING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PULL UP A LOOSE WIRE. POST-MFG HANDLING MAY HAVE PULLED THE WIRE LOOSE IN THIS CASE. WITH THE INFO PROVIDED, A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED. EVAL: THE MFG RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE CONFORMING INDICATING THAT THE DEVICE WAS MFG, INSPECTED, AND PACKAGED TO SPEC. NO MFG ABNORMALITIES COULD BE DETECTED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT IS REPORTED THAT A FIBER METAL WIRE WAS STICKING UP OUT OF THE CUP. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH A LARGER CUP.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRILOGY ACETABULAR SYSTEM SHELL | LPH | ZIMMER | 61612770 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |