FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN ZIMEMR SCREW

MDR report key: 3936134 · Received June 23, 2014

Report

Report Number
1822565-2014-00771
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 23, 2014
Report Date
May 28, 2014
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC
Product Code
HWC
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO DEVICES OR PHOTOS WERE RECEIVED; THEREFORE THE CONDITION OF THE COMPONENTS IS UNK. 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. CAUSE CANNOT BE DEFINITIVELY DETERMINED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT NUMBER REQUIRED FOR RETRIEVAL WAS 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 INFORMATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. ZIMMER, INC. CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THE PT WAS REVISED DUE TO A SCREW BREAKING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
364890 UNKNOWN ZIMEMR SCREW SHOULDER COMPONENT HWC ZIMMER, INC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention