UNKNOWN LINER
Report
- Report Number
- 0001822565-2025-04781
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 23, 2025
- Date of Event
- July 6, 2025
- Report Date
- May 4, 2026
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
- Product Code
- LPH
- PMA / PMN Number
- NA
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
(B)(4). B3: EVENT DATE IS THE PUBLICATION DATE OF THE ARTICLE. D10: UNKNOWN HEAD, UNKNOWN CUP, UNKNOWN STEM. G2: FOREIGN ¿ CHINA. G2: LITERATURE XUE Z, GUO W, MU W, XU B, CAO L. TANTALUM VERSUS TITANIUM ACETABULAR COMPONENT IN SINGLE-STAGE HIP REVISION FOR PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF IMPLANT SURVIVORSHIP. J ORTHOP TRAUMATOL. 2025 JUL 23;26(1):49. DOI: 10.1186/S10195-025-00867-6. PMID: 40699476; PMCID: PMC12287478. THE CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT LOCATION IS UNKNOWN; THEREFORE, IT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.
THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS WERE UPDATED: G3; H2; H6; H10. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED OR PICTURES PROVIDED; VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL EVALUATIONS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW CANNOT BE PERFORMED WITHOUT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION. MEDICAL RECORDS WERE NOT PROVIDED. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. 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 TRENDS.
THE STUDY REPORTED THAT 2 PATIENTS WITHIN THE TA GROUP EXPERIENCED DISLOCATIONS WHICH WAS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH CLOSED REDUCTION. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED.
DUE DILIGENCE IS COMPLETE AS MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE; HOWEVER, NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 616364 | UNKNOWN LINER | PROSTHESIS, HIP | LPH | ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Required Intervention | SEE H11. |