FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DUROM HIP

MDR report key: 3110989 · Received May 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
9613350-2013-01556
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 9, 2013
Date of Event
October 19, 2010
Report Date
April 17, 2013
Manufacturer
ZIMMER GMBH
Product Code
KWA
Removal / Correction Number
9613350-07/15/2008-001C
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT RECEIVE DEVICES, X-RAYS, OR OTHER SOURCE DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW. AS NO LOT NUMBERS WERE PROVIDED FOR THE DEVICES, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. WHILE A CAUSE FOR THIS SPECIFIC CLINICAL EVENT CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE COMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL IMPLANTATION SUGGEST THAT THIS CASE IS TO THE ISSUES FOR WHICH ZIMMER IMPLEMENTED A CORRECTION IN JULY 2008 AS REFERENCED ABOVE. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE AND / OR THE DEVICE(S) BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND AN INVESTIGATION RESULT BECOMES AVAILABLE, THAT CHANGES THIS ASSESSMENT, AN AMENDED MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT, THROUGH COUNSEL, IS PURSUING A PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF THE ALLEGED USE OF THE DUROM ACETABULAR COMPONENT. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF THE HIP PRODUCT IS ACTUALLY THE DUROM CUP. PRODUCT WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2006 AND THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2010, DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. SAME PATIENT HAS (B)(4) FOR LEFT HIP SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
202555 DUROM HIP DUROM HIP GENERIC KWA ZIMMER GMBH UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R