FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN ZIMMER ACETABULAR LINER

MDR report key: 2212620 · Received August 11, 2011

Report

Report Number
1822565-2011-01861
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 11, 2011
Report Date
July 15, 2011
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
JDI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL SUMMARY: DEVICE WAS IN VIVO FOR APPROX 10 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS AT THE TIME THAT THE EVENT WAS REPORTED. DEVICE WAS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT MAY REMAIN IMPLANTED; THEREFORE, CONDITION IS UNK. X-RAYS WERE NOT PROVIDED; IT IS UNK WHETHER THE COMPONENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH THE CORRECT FIT AND ORIENTATION AS PER THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. PT FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPONENT SUCH AS ACTIVITY LEVEL, TYPE OF ACTIVITY (LOW IMPACT VS. HIGH IMPACT), AND RELEVANT MEDICAL HISTORY ARE UNK. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE INFO PROVIDED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND/OR LOT NUMBERS REQUIRED FOR RETRIEVAL WERE UNAVAILABLE. 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 AVAILABLE INFO, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL 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 OSTEOLYSIS HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN STEM ZONES 1 AND 7 BY GRUEN CLASSIFICATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN ZIMMER ACETABULAR LINER HIP PROSTHESIS JDI ZIMMER, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 62 YR Other