FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NEXGEN LPS-FLEX FEMORAL COMPONENT

MDR report key: 2822504 · Received November 2, 2012

Report

Report Number
1822565-2012-02262
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 2, 2012
Date of Event
October 30, 2008
Report Date
October 7, 2012
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
NJL
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL SUMMARY: NO DEVICES OR PHOTOS WERE RECEIVED; THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THE COMPONENT IS UNK. ORIGINAL AND REVISION SURGICAL NOTES WERE NOT PROVIDED. ADD'L INFO SUCH AS X-RAYS WERE NOT PROVIDED; IT IS UNK WHETHER THE COMPONENTS WERE IMPLANTED WITH THE CORRECT FIT AND ORIENTATION AS PER THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. PT FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPONENTS SUCH AS BONE QUALITY, HEIGHT/WEIGHT, ACTIVITY LEVEL, TYPE OF ACTIVITY (LOW IMPACT VS. HIGH IMPACT) ARE UNK. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE INFO PROVIDED. EVAL: REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT FIND ANY DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. IT IS NOT SUSPECTED THAT THE PRODUCT FAILED TO MEET SPECS. 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 WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT'S KNEE WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NEXGEN LPS-FLEX FEMORAL COMPONENT NJL ZIMMER, INC. 60797709

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 45 YR Required Intervention NEXGEN PROLONG LPS-FLEX ARTICULAR SURFACE:| CAT #00596205012, LOT #60738111