FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DUROM ACETABULAR COMPONENT 52/46 CODE L

MDR report key: 3954856 · Received July 16, 2014

Report

Report Number
9613350-2014-03727
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 16, 2014
Date of Event
February 27, 2014
Report Date
June 23, 2014
Manufacturer
ZIMMER GMBH
Product Code
KWA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT RECEIVE DEVICES OR X-RAYS FOR REVIEW. WHERE LOT NUMBERS WERE RECEIVED FOR THE DEVICES, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE CONFORMING. 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 PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED A DUROM ACETABULAR COMPONENT 52/46 CODE L ON AN UNKNOWN SIDE ON (B)(6) 2008. THE PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2014, DUE TO LOOSENING AND PSEUDOTUMOR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
415852 DUROM ACETABULAR COMPONENT 52/46 CODE L DUROM ACETABULAR COMPONENT AND METASUL KWA ZIMMER GMBH 2403307

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR Hospitalization| R (B)(6) 2014