UNKNOWN TRAUMA SCREW
Report
- Report Number
- 0001825034-2025-01891
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 26, 2025
- Date of Event
- March 10, 2025
- Report Date
- March 30, 2026
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
- Product Code
- HSB
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NO
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
(B)(4). - G2: FOREIGN - THE EVENT OCCURRED IN NORWAY. - G2: JOURNAL ARTICLE - OLSEN, O., OMRANI, S., AMUNDSEN, A., HAUGSTVEDT, J. R., SAMUELSSON, K., & ÖSTMAN, B. (2025). THE RATE OF MAJOR COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING DISTAL RADIAL FRACTURES TREATED WITH ONE SPECIFIC VOLAR LOCKING PLATE: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 1,597 CONSECUTIVE CASES IN 1,564 PATIENTS. THE JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.JHSA.2025.01.022. THE CUSTOMER HAS NOT INDICATED WHETHER THE PRODUCT WILL BE ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION, AND THE PRODUCT LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO GATHER ALL PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION, AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNCONFIRMED. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED OR PICTURES PROVIDED; VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL EVALUATIONS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. PART AND LOT IDENTIFICATION ARE NECESSARY FOR REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS, NEITHER WERE PROVIDED. MEDICAL RECORDS WERE NOT PROVIDED. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS FOUND THAT WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS.
THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS WERE UPDATED/CORRECTED: B4, B5, D2, G1, G3, G6, H1, H2, H11. H1: THIS MDR IS BEING SUBMITTED AS A PART OF A RETROSPECTIVE LITERATURE MDR REPORTING REVIEW AND REMEDIATION EFFORT BASED ON MDR REPORTING PROCESS AND FDA ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING REQUIREMENT. CAPA -07984 WAS OPENED ON FEB 27, 2026, TO ADDRESS CORRECTIONS. DEVICE PERFORMANCE AND/OR RISK PROFILE ARE NOT IMPACTED. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION WHICH WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS.
A JOURNAL ARTICLE WAS RETRIEVED FROM ARTHROPLASTY TODAY THAT REPORTED A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO EVALUATE THE MID-TERM TO LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY (THA) PERFORMED WITH A CEMENTLESS TROCHANTERIC SPARING SHORT STEM THROUGH A DIRECT ANTERIOR APPROACH (DAA). THE STUDY REVIEWED 755 HIPS IN 667 PATIENTS (412 FEMALE / 343 MALES). ALL PATIENTS RECEIVED A CEMENTLESS STEM WITH A SHELL WITH A POLY LINER. THE INDICATION FOR SURGERY WAS PAINFUL HIP UNRESPONSIVE TO CONSERVATIVE TREATMENTS REQUIRING A THA FOR TREATMENT. THE STUDY POPULATION HAD A MEAN AGE OF 48.9 YEARS AT TIME OF SURGERY (RANGE 18-83 YEARS). THE STUDY REPORTED THAT 10 PATIENTS REQUIRED EARLY REOPERATION DUE TO INADEQUATE REDUCTION/FIXATION.
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1844593 | UNKNOWN TRAUMA SCREW | ROD, FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY AND ACCESSORIES | HSB | ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Hospitalization| R |