FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ZIMMER CEMENTED ACETABULAR GENERIC

MDR report key: 2932483 · Received January 24, 2013

Report

Report Number
1822565-2013-00164
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 24, 2013
Date of Event
January 8, 2013
Report Date
January 17, 2013
Manufacturer
ZIMMER GMBH
Product Code
JDI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT RECEIVE THE EXPLANTED DEVICE FOR REVIEW. AS NEITHER ARTICLE NOR LOT NUMBER IS KNOWN, THE REVIEW OF THE QUALITY RECORDS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE CAUSE FOR THIS SPECIFIC CLINICAL EVENT CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO INDICATION FOR A PRODUCT FAILURE. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE AND/OR THE DEVICE BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND AN INVESTIGATION RESULT BE AVAILABLE, THAT CHANGES THIS ASSESSMENT, AN AMENDED MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT WILL BE FILED. THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE MEASURES IS NOT INDICATED AT THIS TIME AND ZIMMER (B)(4) CONSIDERS THIS CASE AS CLOSED. (B)(4)

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED ZIMMER CEMENTED ACETABULAR GENERIC. THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT WAS REVISED DUE TO LOOSENING. IT IS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE LOOSENING HAS LASTED FOR A YEAR. THE METASUL COMPONENTS WERE REVISED AS WELL ON (B)(6)2013. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A POSSIBLE REVISION OF THE STEM. THE POSITIONING OF THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT WAS ANTEVERSION 45.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
34573 ZIMMER CEMENTED ACETABULAR GENERIC ZIMMER CEMENTED ACETABULAR GENERIC JDI ZIMMER GMBH UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R