TAPERLOC COMPLETE
Report
- Report Number
- 0001825034-2025-03465
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 5, 2025
- Date of Event
- October 10, 2025
- Report Date
- December 29, 2025
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
- Product Code
- KWA
- UDI-DI
- 00880304521391
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AS
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
(B)(4). THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS WERE UPDATED: G3; H2; H3; H6. G4: THIS DEVICE IS SOLD OUTSIDE THE US AND THEREFORE NO 510(K) CAN BE DETERMINED. THE DEVICE IS CONSIDERED SIMILAR TO PRODUCT # 51-100050 AND 510(K) K103755. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED OR PICTURES PROVIDED; VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL EVALUATIONS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD IDENTIFIED NO DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES DURING MANUFACTURING. MEDICAL RECORDS/RADIOGRAPHS WERE PROVIDED. REVIEW OF THE AVAILABLE RECORDS IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING: THE PATIENT HAD AN INITIAL LEFT THA. NO COMPLICATIONS WERE NOTED IN THE OPERATIVE NOTES PROVIDED FROM THE INITIAL PROCEDURE, AND REPORTED GOOD STABILITY AND GOOD LEG LENGTH POST OP. THE PATIENT HAS A REVISION SURGERY DUE TO PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE. NO OPERATIVE NOTES WERE PROVIDED FOR THE REVISION. AN X-RAY IMAGE WAS PROVIDED. REVIEW IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING: AP AND FROG-LEG LATERAL VIEWS OF THE LEFT HIP SHOW PRESENCE OF TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. ANCHORS PROJECT OVER THE GREATER TROCHANTER AND PROXIMAL LATERAL FEMORAL SHAFT. POSITION AND ALIGNMENT OF HIP ARTHROPLASTY COMPONENTS APPEARS STANDARD. NO IMPLANT LOOSENING, IMPLANT FRACTURE OR PERIPROSTHETIC BONE FRACTURE IS IDENTIFIED. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. COMPLAINT IS NOT CONFIRMED. 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.
(B)(4). D10: CAT# 650-1157 LOT# 3219195 DELTA CER FEM HD 28/+3MM T1. G2: FOREIGN ¿ AUSTRALIA. H6: PROPOSED COMPONENT CODE: MECHANICAL (G04) - STEM. THE CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION AS ITS LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.
NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY TWO AND A HALF MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT HIP REVISION DUE TO PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE. HAD AND STEM WERE REVISED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2606904 | TAPERLOC COMPLETE | PROSTHESIS, HIP | KWA | ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. | 7178702 | 00880304521391 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Female | Hospitalization| R |