FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ZIMMER UNICOMPARTMENTAL TIBIAL COMPONENT

MDR report key: 2343557 · Received November 15, 2011

Report

Report Number
1822565-2011-02529
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 15, 2011
Date of Event
October 17, 2011
Report Date
October 18, 2011
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
HSX
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL SUMMARY: PHOTOGRAPHS AND X-RAYS WERE NOT PROVIDED; THEREFORE, IT IS UNK WHETHER THE COMPONENTS WERE IMPLANTED WITH THE CORRECT FIT AND ORIENTATION AND WHAT CONDITION THEY ARE IN. SURGICAL NOTES WERE REVIEWED AND DID NOT INDICATE A ROOT CAUSE. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE INFO PROVIDED. EVAL: AS THE PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED, A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE CONFORMING; INDICATING THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND PACKAGED TO SPECIFICATION. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED PROBLEM. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. SHOULD ADD'L 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 THE PT HAS BEEN REVISED DUE TO LOOSENING OF THE TIBIAL COMPONENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ZIMMER UNICOMPARTMENTAL TIBIAL COMPONENT HSX ZIMMER, INC. 60662675

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR Required Intervention