FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNK ZIMMER HIP

MDR report key: 3201691 · Received June 28, 2013

Report

Report Number
1822565-2013-01028
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 28, 2013
Report Date
May 29, 2013
Manufacturer
ZIMMER INC
Product Code
JDI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SURGICAL NOTES WERE NOT PROVIDED. X-RAYS WERE NOT PROVIDED; IT IS UNK WHETHER THE COMPONENTS WERE IMPLANTED WITH THE CORRECT FIT AND ORIENTATION AS PER THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. PT 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) ARE UNK. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE INFO PROVIDED. EVAL CODES: REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND/OR LOT NUMBERS REQUIRED FOR RETRIEVAL WERE UNAVAILABLE. 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 AVAILABLE INFO, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. SHOULD ADD'L SUBSTANTIVE INFO BE REC'D, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. ZIMMER, INC. CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT THERE IS CONCERN BY THE PT'S SURGEON THAT THE PT MAY REQUIRE A TOTAL REVISION DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO THE HIP'S SURROUNDING TISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
296967 UNK ZIMMER HIP HIP PROSTHESIS JDI ZIMMER INC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other