FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: Y

UNK KNEE FEMORAL

MDR report key: 22373175 · Received July 1, 2025

Report

Report Number
0001822565-2025-02281
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 1, 2025
Date of Event
December 9, 2024
Report Date
November 25, 2025
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
UNK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FI
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). D2, D4, G4: ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO GATHER ALL PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION, AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED. G2: FINLAND. SUGGESTED CODE (ANNEX G)- MECHANICAL (G04) - FEMUR. IRMOLA, T., REITO, A., KANGAS, J. ESKELINEN, A., NIEMELAINEN, M., MATTILA, V. M., MOILANEN (2024) ASSESSMENT OF IMPROVEMENT IN FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES BETWEEN A NOVEL KNEE REPLACEMENT DESIGN AND CONVENTIONAL DESIGNS IN 240 PATIENTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA 2025 96, 127¿134 HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.2340/1745367. D10: ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS, UNK TIBIAL LOT# UNK. UNK BEARING LOT# UNK. THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION, AS THE DEVICE LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS WERE UPDATED: B4; B5; D2; G1; G3; G6; H1; H2. UPON REASSESSMENT OF THE REPORTED EVENT, THE EVENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE NOT REPORTABLE AS THE INFECTION OCCURRED GREATER THAN 90 DAYS POST-OP. THE INITIAL REPORT SHOULD BE VOIDED. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH A JOURNAL ARTICLE THAT TWO PATIENTS IN THE GROUP EXPERIENCED A SUPERFICIAL WOUND INFECTION TREATED WITH ORAL ANTIBIOTICS. DUE DILIGENCE IS COMPLETE AS MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE; HOWEVER, NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED. AS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED, WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

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

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1193908 UNK KNEE FEMORAL PROSTHESIS, KNEE JWH ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown Required Intervention SEE H11 NARRATIVE.