FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRILOGY LONGEVITY POLY LINER

MDR report key: 3150415 · Received March 19, 2013

Report

Report Number
2648920-2013-00078
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 19, 2013
Date of Event
February 13, 2013
Report Date
February 19, 2013
Manufacturer
ZIMMER
Product Code
LPH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL SUMMARY: NO PRODUCT OR PHOTOS ARE RETURNED FOR REVIEW, THEREFORE THE EXACT CONDITIONS OF THE COMPONENTS ARE UNK. NEITHER X-RAYS NOR SURGICAL NOTES WERE PROVIDED FOR REVIEW, THEREFORE THE COMPONENT FIT AND ORIENTATION PER THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE COULD NOT BE ASSESSED. IN GENERAL, PT FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPONENTS INCLUDE: AGE, BONE QUALITY, HEIGHT/WEIGHT, ACTIVITY LEVEL, TYPE OF ACTIVITY (LOW IMPACT VS. HIGH IMPACT), AND RELEVANT MEDICAL HISTORY. 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 SPECS. 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 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 WAS REVISED DUE TO SUSPICION OF INFECTION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LINER HAD DISASSOCIATED FROM THE SHELL. A THIN LAYER HAD DETACHED FROM THE LINER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
115074 TRILOGY LONGEVITY POLY LINER LPH ZIMMER 60456891

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Required Intervention VERSYS FEMORAL HEAD: CAT #00801802803,| LOT #60458506