DUROM US ACETABULAR COMPONENT 54/48 N
Report
- Report Number
- 9613350-2014-03918
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 29, 2014
- Date of Event
- September 9, 2014
- Report Date
- September 9, 2014
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER GMBH
- Product Code
- KWA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MS, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON AUGUST 21, 2015. THE DEVICES WERE RETURNED AND THE RESULT OF THE VISUAL EXAMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE. REVIEW OF EVENT DESCRIPTION: PRODUCT WAS IMPLANTED IN 2009 ON UNKNOWN DATE AND WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2014 DUE TO LOOSENING, ELEVATED METAL IONS AND OSTEOLYSIS. NO X-RAYS WERE RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. VISUAL EXAMINATION THE DUROM ACETABULAR COMPONENT HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE A TOOL MARKING FROM PULLING THE CUP OUT. THERE IS A MARK ON THE OUTER POROUS COATING AND A CORRESPONDING DEEPER SCRATCH MARK INSIDE THE CUP AS WELL. THERE WERE ALSO LIGHTER SCRATCH MARKS INSIDE THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT. INSIDE THE HEAD WHERE THE NECK WOULD FIT IN SHOWED SIGNS OF CORROSION. THE RESULT OF THE EXAMINATION DID NOT CHANGE THE RESULTS OF THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT. A TIGHT MONITORING IS ONGOING FOR REVISIONS WITH US DUROM CUPS WHERE THE INITIAL IMPLANT DATE OCCURRED AFTER THE RELAUNCH OF THE US DUROM CUP. THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PRODUCT WAS CEASED MEANWHILE THEREFORE, ZIMMER (B)(4) CONSIDERS THIS CASE AS CLOSED. ZIMMER'S REFERENCE NUMBER OF THIS FILE IS (B)(4).
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/OR THE DEVICES BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND AN INVESTIGATION RESULT BE AVAILABLE, AN AMENDED MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. A TIGHT MONITORING IS ONGOING FOR REVISIONS WITH US DUROM CUPS WHERE THE INITIAL IMPLANT DATE OCCURRED AFTER THE RELAUNCH OF THE US DUROM CUP. THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PRODUCT WAS CEASED MEANWHILE DUE TO BUSINESS REASONS. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED A DUROM US ACETABULAR COMPONENT 54/48 N ON AN UNKNOWN SIDE ON (EXACT DATE NOT REPORTED). THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2014 DUE TO LOOSENING, ELEVATED METAL IONS AND OSTEOLYSIS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 604311 | DUROM US ACETABULAR COMPONENT 54/48 N | DUROM ACETABULAR COMPONENT AND METASUL | KWA | ZIMMER GMBH | 2430299 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 YR | Hospitalization| R |