UNKNOWN CUP
Report
- Report Number
- 0001822565-2025-04782
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 23, 2025
- Date of Event
- July 6, 2025
- Report Date
- January 6, 2026
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
- Product Code
- JDI
- 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 LINER. 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. 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.
IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH A JOURNAL ARTICLE THAT ONE PATIENT IMPLANTED WITH A TANTALUM ACETABULAR COMPONENT WITH A GENTAMICIN-LOADED CEMENTED LINER UNDERWENT A HIP REVISION DUE TO ASEPTIC LOOSENING. THE PATIENT HAD PREVIOUSLY UNDERGONE A SINGLE-STAGE REVISION FOR CHRONIC PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION. THE PATIENT HAD A FAVORABLE RECOVERY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2476444 | UNKNOWN CUP | PROSTHESIS, HIP | JDI | ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Required Intervention| H | SEE H11. |