FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DUROM ACETABULAR COMPONENT 48/42 CODE H

MDR report key: 3925661 · Received June 17, 2014

Report

Report Number
9613350-2014-03613
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 17, 2014
Date of Event
May 15, 2014
Report Date
June 4, 2014
Manufacturer
ZIMMER GMBH
Product Code
KWA
Removal / Correction Number
Z-2415/2426-2008
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FI
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT RECEIVE DEVICES OR X-RAYS FOR REVIEW. AS NO LOT NUMBERS WERE PROVIDED FOR THE DEVICES, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. BASED ON AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF EVENTS REPORTED FROM SEVERAL USER FACILITIES OUTSIDE THE USA, ZIMMER IDENTIFIED THAT THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE OUTCOME OBSERVED WAS A LOOSE OR UNSTABLE CUP THAT RESULTED FROM USE OF SURGICAL TECHNIQUES NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. AS A CORRECTIVE ACTION, A RETRAINING PROGRAM FOR USERS OUTSIDE THE USA WAS INITIATED IN 11/2009 AND REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AS REQUIRED. THE DUROM CUP REPORTED IN THIS CASE IS NOT MARKETED IN THE USA. A SIMILAR CUP, COMPATIBLE WITH THE METASUL LDH FEMORAL HEAD, IS CLEARED IN THE USA AND A CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THIS PRODUCT WAS REPORTED TO THE FDA IN 07/2008 AS NOTIFICATION Z-2415/2426-2008. SINCE THIS CASE IS RELATED TO THE ISSUES FOR WHICH ZIMMER IMPLEMENTED A CORRECTIVE ACTION THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS IMPLANTED A DUROM ACETABULAR COMPONENT 48/42 CODE H ON THE LEFT SIDE ON (B)(6) 2008. THE PT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2014 DUE TO PSEUDOTUMOR AND WEAR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
356469 DUROM ACETABULAR COMPONENT 48/42 CODE H DUROM ACETABULAR COMPONENT AND METASUL KWA ZIMMER GMBH UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R