FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

M2A 38 MM ONE-PIECE CUP

MDR report key: 21592692 · Received March 13, 2025

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2025-00690
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 13, 2025
Date of Event
November 14, 2023
Report Date
May 9, 2025
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
K011110
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS WERE UPDATED: D4; G3; H2; H3; H4; H6; H10 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. MEDICAL RECORDS WERE PROVIDED AND REVIEW IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING: TURBID BROWN, DARK TEA-COLORED FLUID ENCOUNTERED, CONSISTENT WITH ARMD. THERE WAS SOME BUT REALLY NOT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CORROSION MATERIAL AROUND THE INNER BORE OF THE FEMORAL HEAD. THE TRUNNION ON THE FEMORAL STEM LOOKED PRISTINE WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE. NECROTIC TISSUE REMOVED FROM AROUND THE SOCKET, PSEUDOCAPSULE EXCISED. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. THIS COMPLAINT CAN BE CONFIRMED. 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). D10: CAT: 21-123209, LOT: 909060 HA TPRLOC POR LAT FML 17.5X155. H6: SUGGESTED COMPONENT CODE: MECHANICAL (G04), HEAD. THE CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION, AS IT REMAINS IMPLANTED. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT HIP REVISION DUE TO METAL RELATED PATHOLOGY. DURING THE REVISION, CORROSION MATERIAL WAS NOTED AROUND THE INNER BORE OF THE FEMORAL HEAD. A PSEUDOCAPSULE, NECROTIC TISSUE, AND A CYST WAS DEBRIDED, WHICH THE SURGEON ATTRIBUTED TO ADVERSE REACTION TO METAL DEBRIS. THE HEAD WAS REPLACED. THE STEM AND CUP WERE RETAINED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
917166 M2A 38 MM ONE-PIECE CUP PROSTHESIS, HIP KWA ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. 395770

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Male Required Intervention| H SEE H11 NARRATIVE.