FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

IMP,TSV,4.1MM,SBM,10

MDR report key: 23348122 · Received October 21, 2025

Report

Report Number
0001038806-2025-02577
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 21, 2025
Date of Event
August 1, 2025
Report Date
November 24, 2025
Manufacturer
ZIMMER DENTAL
Product Code
DZE
UDI-DI
00889024019225
PMA / PMN Number
K072589
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ZIMVIE COMPLAINT NUMBER (B)(4) A1: PATIENT IDENTIFIER UNKNOWN / NOT PROVIDED A4: WEIGHT UNKNOWN / NOT PROVIDED G4: ADDITIONAL PMA/510(K) NUMBER ¿ K072589. THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS; HOWEVER, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS IN PROGRESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED. A SUMMARY INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR BONE LOSS AND INFECTION EVENTS RECOGNIZING THAT A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED DUE TO A WIDE RANGE OF EXTERNAL FACTORS (NON-DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING RELATED), INCLUDING MEDICAL CONDITIONS (E.G., DIABETES, POOR BONE QUALITY, ETC.) / PATIENT HABITS (E.G., SMOKING) AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED INVESTIGATIONS FOR BONE LOSS AND INFECTION HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED ANY SIGNALS INDICATING POTENTIAL NON-CONFORMANCES AFFECTING THE MANUFACTURING AND STERILIZATION PROCESSES. FURTHERMORE, THE PROBABILITY OF MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECTS THAT MIGHT LEAD TO BONE LOSS AND ESCAPING THE AVAILABLE DETECTIONS HAS BEEN ASSESSED AND FOUND REMOTE AND ALMOST NONEXISTENT. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED WHICH INDICATES THAT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT, AN ADDITIONAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DEVICE EVALUATION. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS ARE BEING REPORTED: B4: DATE OF THIS REPORT WAS UPDATED. G3: DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER WAS UPDATED. G6: TYPE OF REPORT WAS UPDATED. H2: TYPE OF FOLLOW UP WAS UPDATED. H3: DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER WAS UPDATED. H6: TYPE OF INVESTIGATION CODE WAS ADDED: 4114, 4109, 3331 AND 4111. H6: INVESTIGATION FINDINGS CODE WAS ADDED: 3252. H6: INVESTIGATION CONCLUSIONS CODE WAS ADDED: 4307. H10: NARRATIVE/DATA WAS UPDATED. ZIMVIE DID NOT RECEIVE THE COMPLAINT DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. VISUAL INSPECTION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN PERFORMED BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION USING THE ITEM NUMBER, DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW, AND RISK MANAGEMENT FILE (RMF). FUNCTIONAL TESTING TO RECREATE THE REPORTED EVENTS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE DEVICE AND EVENTS. THIS COMPLAINT REFERS TO THE SPECIFIC DEVICE BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THIS COMPLAINT RECORD. DHR REVIEW WAS COMPLETED FOR THE SUBJECT LOT NUMBER. NO DEVIATIONS OR NON-CONFORMANCES, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT, WERE NOTED AS PART OF THE DHR. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW WAS PERFORMED FOR THE REPORTED LOT NUMBER FOR SIMILAR EVENTS AND NO OTHER COMPLAINT WAS IDENTIFIED. THE CUSTOMER DID SUBMIT ONE X-RAY IMAGE FOR THE REPORTED EVENTS. ONE IMPLANT WAS OBSERVED FRACTURED AT THE COLLAR REGION. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT FILE REVIEW, THE MOST LIKELY ROOT CAUSES DETERMINED FROM THE INVESTIGATION ARE PARAFUNCTIONAL HABITS/PATIENT FACTORS. THEREFORE, BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, A DEVICE MALFUNCTION DID OCCUR. WITHOUT DEVICE RECEIPT, THE REPORTED EVENT (FRACTURE IMPLANT) WAS CONFIRMED BASED ON THE X-RAY PROVIDED. ADDITIONALLY, ALL DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEWS VERIFIED THAT EACH IMPLANT WAS STERILIZED PER PROCEDURE FOR EVERY DEVICE. ALL COMPLAINT DATA USED FOR THE SUMMARY INVESTIGATION WAS FOUND TO BE CONFORMING AND DID NOT MEET CAPA/HHE/D/ OR ANY FURTHER ESCALATIONS. THEREFORE, THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS WHICH CONFIRMED A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN RELATED ISSUE THAT DID OR COULD CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO THE REPORTED EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IMPLANT AT TOOTH SITE #19 WAS REMOVED AS IT WAS FRACTURED. THE IMPLANT ALSO HAD BONE LOSS AND INFECTION. AN ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENT WAS REQUIRED. SYMPTOMS AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT: ABSCESS, PAIN AND INFLAMMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

NO ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
976037 IMP,TSV,4.1MM,SBM,10 DENTAL IMPLANT DZE ZIMMER DENTAL 1283398 00889024019225

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 47 YR Male Required Intervention