FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NEXGEN ALL POLY PATELLA

MDR report key: 2172624 · Received July 20, 2011

Report

Report Number
1822565-2011-01664
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 20, 2011
Date of Event
March 1, 2011
Report Date
June 20, 2011
Manufacturer
ZIMMER
Product Code
HTG
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY: X-RAYS WERE NOT PROVIDED. SURGICAL NOTES WERE PROVIDED AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUE REPORTED WAS REVIEWED TO BE CORRECT. PATIENT FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPONENTS SUCH AS BONE QUALITY, HEIGHT/WEIGHT, ACTIVITY LEVEL ARE UNKNOWN. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT FIND ANY DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. 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 REOPENED. ZIMMER, INC. CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY FOR A CRACKED AND LOOSE PATELLA.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NEXGEN ALL POLY PATELLA HTG ZIMMER 61321769

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 69 YR Required Intervention