FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CONTINUUM TM SHELL WITH CLUSTER HOLES

MDR report key: 2875121 · Received December 12, 2012

Report

Report Number
1822565-2012-02514
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 12, 2012
Date of Event
November 7, 2012
Report Date
November 13, 2012
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
LZO
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY: REVISION NOTES STATE THAT THE PATIENT STARTED EXPERIENCING THE ILIOPSOAS TENDON DISCOMFORT AND PAIN FOUR WEEKS FOLLOWING THE PRIOR SURGERY, AND X-RAYS REVEALED A MINOR LEG LENGTH DISCREPANCY, AS WELL AS A LATERALIZED LEFT ACETABULAR COMPONENT. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE TENDON IMPINGEMENT WAS DUE TO LATERAL CUP POSITION AND MINOR LEG LENGTHENING. TRAILING OF COMPONENTS AT THE REVISION NOTED NO IMPINGEMENT WITH THE PSOAS TENDON. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO ILIOPSOAS TENDONITIS AND IMPINGEMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CONTINUUM TM SHELL WITH CLUSTER HOLES LZO ZIMMER, INC. 62087843

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 49 YR Required Intervention CATLOG #00885101340, LOT #62035648| VERSYS FEMORAL HEAD: CATALOG #00801804002,| LOT # 62146112, MFG BY ZIMMER (B)(4)| CONTINUUM VIVACIT-E NEUTRAL LINER: