UNK ZIMMER TM REVERSE SHOULDER
Report
- Report Number
- 1822565-2014-01479
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 29, 2014
- Report Date
- September 30, 2014
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER, INC.
- Product Code
- HSD
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
INFO WAS RECEIVED VIA PUBLISHED LITERATURE. EVALUATION SUMMARY: 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. JOINT TENSIONING IS BAED ON THE SURGEON'S CLINICAL EVALUATION DURING THE SURGERY. IT IS UNK HOW THE SURGEON DETERMINED THE REQUIRED JOINT TENSION, AS NO OPERATIVE NOTES WERE RECEIVED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFO; HOWEVER, NO INFO HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE. THE TM REVERSE SHOULDER SURGICAL TECHNIQUE STATES "THE JOINT SHOULD BE STABLE THROUGHOUT THE RANGE OF MOTION. IF THE CONSTRUCT DISLOCATES, VARYING THICKNESS TRIAL LINERS AND/OR TRIAL SPACERS SHOULD BE USED TO OBTAIN THE PROPER JOINT STABILITY." CAUSE CANNOT BE DEFINITIVELY DETERMINED. EVALUATION: IT IS NOT SUSPECTED THAT THE PRODUCT FAILED TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND/OR LOT NUMBERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED PROBLEM. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFO, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIVE INFO BE RECEIVED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. ZIMMER, INC. CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.
IT IS REPORTED, THE PT WAS REVISED DUE TO DISLOCATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 692772 | UNK ZIMMER TM REVERSE SHOULDER | SHOULDER PROSTHESIS | HSD | ZIMMER, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |