FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNKNOWN PYROCARBON HUMERAL HEAD

MDR report key: 22403609 · Received July 4, 2025

Report

Report Number
3000931034-2025-00360
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 4, 2025
Date of Event
June 5, 2025
Report Date
July 4, 2025
Manufacturer
TORNIER S.A.S.
Product Code
QKW
PMA / PMN Number
DEN220012
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

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Description of Event or Problem · 0

THE PATIENT HAS PRIMARY OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE RIGHT SHOULDER (CONCENTRIC A1 GLENOID). NO PRIOR INJECTIONS OR SURGERIES. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT PYROCARBON HEMIARTHROPLASTY OF THE RIGHT SHOULDER 7 MONTHS AGO (NO GLENOID REAMING) AND WAS TREATED IN A SLING FOR 3 WEEKS AND STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY. SINCE REMOVING THE SLING AND STARTING ACTIVITIES, THE PATIENT HAS NOTED PROGRESSIVE SQUEAKING NOISES FROM THE SHOULDER WITH RANGE OF MOTION. WHILE THE PAIN HAS IMPROVED AND THE PATIENT IS BACK TO ACTIVITIES, MORE FREQUENT AND REGULAR OCCURRENCES OF THE SQUEAKING FROM THE RIGHT SHOULDER WAS NOTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2763746 UNKNOWN PYROCARBON HUMERAL HEAD SHOULDER JOINT HUMERAL (HEMI-SHOULDER) CERAMIC HEAD/METALLIC STEM CEMENTED QKW TORNIER S.A.S. UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 63 YR Male