FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

DURASUL ALPHA INSERT NEUTRAL

MDR report key: 2130684 · Received June 1, 2011

Report

Report Number
9613350-2011-00333
Event Type
Other
Date Received
June 1, 2011
Date of Event
May 4, 2011
Report Date
May 4, 2011
Manufacturer
ZIMMER GMBH
Product Code
KWB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BE
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INFORMATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE OWNER ESTABLISHMENT, ZIMMER (B)(4), WHICH MARKETS THE DEVICES IN (B)(6). THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT YET RECEIVE COMPLAINT DEVICE, X-RAYS, OR OTHER SOURCE DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW. WHERE LOT NUMBERS WERE RECEIVED FOR THE EXPLANTED DEVICES, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE CONFORMING. IT IS NOT SUSPECTED THAT DEVICE FAILURE LEAD TO THE ALLEGED EVENT. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE AND / OR THE DEVICE(S) BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND AN INVESTIGATION RESULT BE AVAILABLE, THAT CHANGED THIS ASSESSMENT, AN AMENDED MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT WILL BE FILED. THE NEED FOR FURTHER CORRECTIVE MEASURES IS NOT INDICATED AT THIS TIME AND ZIMMER (B)(4) CONSIDERS THIS CASE CLOSED. ZIMMER REFERENCE NUMBER OF THIS FILE IS (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT SURGERY WAS DELAYED BY 30 MINUTES BECAUSE THE LINER COULD NOT BE INSERTED INTO THE CUP (LINER SEEMED TO BE TOO SMALL). SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DURASUL ALPHA INSERT NEUTRAL ALLOFIT ACETABULAR SYSTEM KWB ZIMMER GMBH 2360789

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Other