FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROTASUL-S-30-HEAD 28 L

MDR report key: 3911551 · Received May 27, 2014

Report

Report Number
9613350-2014-03543
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 27, 2014
Date of Event
January 21, 2014
Report Date
May 9, 2014
Manufacturer
ZIMMER GMBH
Product Code
JDI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT RECEIVE DEVICES, X-RAYS, OR OTHER SOURCE DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW. WHERE LOT NUMBERS WERE RECEIVED FOR THE DEVICES, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE CONFORMING. A CAUSE FOR THIS SPECIFIC EVENT CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE AND AN INVESTIGATION RESULT BE AVAILABLE, THAT CHANGES THIS ASSESSMENT, AN AMENDED MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A PT IS PURSUING A PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIM AND AN ATTORNEY LETTER WAS RECEIVED. IT IS REPORTED THAT PT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A PROTASUL-S-30-HEAD 28 L IN (B)(6) 2011. AFTER SURGERY PT STARTS TO FEEL DISCOMFORT AND DUE TO POSSIBLE HIGH WEAR PT GOT A SYNOVIALITIS. IT IS ALSO REPORTED THAT DUE TO THE HEAVY SYNOVIALITIS (JOINT INFLAMMATION) PT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2014.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
311400 PROTASUL-S-30-HEAD 28 L PROTASUL-S-30-HEAD 28 L JDI ZIMMER GMBH NA 2626659

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 51 YR Hospitalization| R