FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VERSYS HIP FEMORAL STEM

MDR report key: 2172648 · Received July 20, 2011

Report

Report Number
1822565-2011-01667
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 20, 2011
Date of Event
May 20, 2011
Report Date
June 20, 2011
Manufacturer
ZIMMER
Product Code
JDI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL SUMMARY: THE STEM AND HEAD WERE RETURNED FOR REVIEW. THERE IS NO NOTABLE DAMAGE TO THE DEVICES. SURGICAL NOTES WERE NOT PROVIDED. X-RAYS WERE NOT PROVIDED; THEREFORE THE FIT, ORIENTATION, AND CEMENT MANTLE CONDITION COULD NOT BE ANALYZED. PT FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPONENTS SUCH AS AGE, BONE QUALITY, HEIGHT/WEIGHT, TYPE OF ACTIVITY (LOW IMPACT VS HIGH IMPACT), AND RELEVANT MEDICAL HISTORY ARE UNK. ADHERENCE TO REHAB PROTOCOL IS UNK. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE INFO PROVIDED. THE MFG RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE CONFORMING INDICATING THAT THE DEVICES WERE MFG, INSPECTED, AND PACKAGED TO SPEC. 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 ADD'L SUBSTANTIVE INFO BE RECEIVED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. ZIMMER, INC CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS REVISED DUE TO DISLOCATION. ADDITIONALLY STEM WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VERSYS HIP FEMORAL STEM JDI ZIMMER 61238523

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 87 YR Required Intervention CATALOG #00781805300, LOT# 61522120| VERSYS HIP ENDO FEMORAL HEAD