FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HEAD ADAPTER L/+4; 12/14-18/20

MDR report key: 2140377 · Received June 16, 2011

Report

Report Number
1822565-2011-01405
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 16, 2011
Report Date
May 18, 2011
Manufacturer
ZIMMER GMBH
Product Code
KWA
Removal / Correction Number
C9613350-07/15/2008-001
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INFO WAS FORWARDED FROM THE OWNER ESTABLISHMENT, ZIMMER, (B)(4), WHICH MARKETS THE DEVICES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE MFR DID NOT RECEIVE EXPLANTED DEVICES, 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 PRODUCT FAILURE HAS LEAD TO THE ALLEGED EVENT. WHILE A CAUSE FOR THIS SPECIFIC CLINICAL EVENT CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED FROM THE INFO PROVIDED, THE COMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL IMPLANTATION SUGGEST THAT THE REVISION SURGERY IS RELATED TO THE ISSUES FOR WHICH ZIMMER IMPLEMENTED A CORRECTION IN JULY 2008. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFO BECOME AVAILABLE AND/OR THE DEVICE(S) BE RETURNED FOR EVAL AND AN INVESTIGATION RESULT BE AVAILABLE, THAT CHANGES 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 PT'S DAUGHTER STATED THAT PT WAS HAVING CONSTANT PAIN, WENT TO SEE ANOTHER ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR AND THAT DOCTOR ADVISED PT TO CONTACT ZIMMER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HEAD ADAPTER L/+4; 12/14-18/20 DUROM ACETABULAR COMPONENT AND METASUL KWA ZIMMER GMBH 2422000

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other