FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNK ZIMMER KNEE

MDR report key: 2930365 · Received January 22, 2013

Report

Report Number
1822565-2013-00133
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 22, 2013
Report Date
December 25, 2012
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
MBH
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 COMPONENTS IS UNK. NEITHER SURGICAL NOTES NOR X-RAYS WERE PROVIDED, THEREFORE, FIT AND ORIENTATION COULD NOT BE EVALUATED. PT FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPONENTS SUCH AS BONE QUALITY, ACTIVITY LEVEL OR TYPE OF ACTIVITY (LOW IMPACT VS HIGH IMPACT) ARE UNK. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE INFO PROVIDED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND/OR LOT NUMBERS REQUIRED FOR RETRIEVAL WERE UNAVAILABLE. 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 AVAILABLE INFO, 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 IS REPORTED THAT THE PT EXPERIENCED A GRINDING NOISE IN HIS KNEE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
31112 UNK ZIMMER KNEE KNEE PROSTHESIS MBH ZIMMER, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other