FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ZIMMER M/L TAPER FEMORAL STEM

MDR report key: 2980512 · Received February 21, 2013

Report

Report Number
1822565-2013-00357
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 21, 2013
Date of Event
January 25, 2013
Report Date
January 25, 2013
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
LPH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY: SURGICAL NOTES WERE NOT PROVIDED. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE COMPONENTS WERE IMPLANTED WITH THE CORRECT FIT AND ORIENTATION AS PER THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. PATIENT 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), AND RELEVANT MEDICAL HISTORY ARE UNKNOWN. ADHERENCE TO REHABILITATION PROTOCOL IS UNKNOWN. 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. SHOULD ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. ZIMMER, INC. CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO FEMORAL PAIN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
75114 ZIMMER M/L TAPER FEMORAL STEM LPH ZIMMER, INC. 60948108

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR Required Intervention MANUFACTURED BY ZIMMER (B)(4)| LOT# 61648006,| VERSYS FEMORAL HAED: CATALOG # 00801803201,