FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ZIMMER PATIENT SPECIFIC INTRUMENT

MDR report key: 2943967 · Received January 30, 2013

Report

Report Number
3003998208-2013-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 30, 2013
Date of Event
November 28, 2012
Report Date
January 2, 2013
Manufacturer
MATERIALISE N.V.
Product Code
MBH
PMA / PMN Number
K091263
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE NARRATIVE OF THE EVENT PROVIDED BY THE COMPLAINANT SHOWS THAT THE PROVIDED SURGICAL TECHNIQUE WAS NOT FOLLOWED COMPLETELY. IN PARTICULAR, A DESCRIBED STEP TO VERIFY THE ABSENCE OF NOTCHING PRIOR TO CUTTING WAS SKIPPED. THEREFORE, A FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IS CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION. AN EVALUATION OF THE PT SPECIFIC DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS DID NOT PROVIDE A POTENTIAL CAUSE 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE ANTERIOR CUT TO PLACE THE FEMORAL IMPLANT WAS PERFORMED WITH A CUT BLOCK OF WHICH THE PLACEMENT WAS GUIDED BY THE DEVICE. A NOTCH OF 5 MM IN THE ANTERIOR CUT FOR THE FEMUR WAS NOTICED DURING SURGERY AFTER THE CUT WAS PERFORMED. NO INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT INDICATES A REVISION SURGERY IS PLANNED OR PERFORMED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
40553 ZIMMER PATIENT SPECIFIC INTRUMENT MBH, JWH MBH MATERIALISE N.V. 00-5970-000-02 56537794

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR