FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CONTINUUM TM SHELL WITH CLUSTER HOLES

MDR report key: 2800963 · Received October 18, 2012

Report

Report Number
1822565-2012-02144
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 18, 2012
Report Date
September 21, 2012
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
LZO
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO OFFICE NOTES OR OPERATIVE REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. PATIENT IS CONSIDERED OVER WEIGHT WITH A BMI OF 27.4. IN GENERAL, PATIENT FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPONENTS INCLUDE: AGE, BONE QUALITY, HEIGHT/WEIGHT, ACTIVITY LEVEL, TYPE OF ACTIVITY (LOW IMPACT VS. HIGH IMPACT), AND RELEVANT MEDICAL HISTORY. CAUSE CANNOT BE DEFINITIVELY DETERMINED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT FIND ANY DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. IT IS NOT SUSPECTED THAT THE PRODUCT FAILED TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS. 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 ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. ZIMMER, INC. CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING PAIN WHEN WALKING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CONTINUUM TM SHELL WITH CLUSTER HOLES LZO ZIMMER, INC. 61792889

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other ZIMMER M/L TAPER FEMORAL STEM, CATALOG| #00771101010, LOT #61813511, BIOLOX FEMORAL HEAD,| CATALOG #00877503202, LOT #2596930, MANUFACTURED| BY ZIMMER (B)(4)