FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

EXTREMITIES INSTRUMENT

MDR report key: 4173771 · Received October 9, 2014

Report

Report Number
9613350-2014-03973
Event Type
Other
Date Received
October 9, 2014
Date of Event
September 11, 2014
Report Date
September 12, 2014
Manufacturer
ZIMMER GMBH
Product Code
LXH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT RECEIVE THE INSTRUMENT FOR REVIEW. AS NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED FOR THE INSTRUMENT, THE INSTRUMENT HISTORY RECORDS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. A CAUSE FOR THIS SPECIFIC EVENT CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE AND AN INVESTIGATION RESULT BE AVAILABLE, AN AMENDED MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN UNKNOWN ANATOMICAL SHOULDER ON THE LEFT SIDE ON (B)(6) 2014. DURING IMPLANTATION OF THE ANATOMICAL SHOULDER GLENOID, A GLENOID BONE FRACTURE OCCURRED. IT IS MENTIONED IN THE SURGICAL REPORT THAT THE USED GLENOID REAMER (EXACT CATALOG NUMBER UNKNOWN) UNFORTUNATELY CAUSED THE BONE FRACTURE. IT WAS REPORTED LATER (ON (B)(6) 2014) THAT IT WAS A SMALL PORTION OF GLENOID AND DID NOT AFFECT IMPLANT STABILITY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
636998 EXTREMITIES INSTRUMENT EXTREMITIES INSTRUMENT LXH ZIMMER GMBH NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR Other