FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PERSONA FEMORAL COMPONENT

MDR report key: 4252957 · Received November 12, 2014

Report

Report Number
1822565-2014-01559
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 12, 2014
Date of Event
September 17, 2014
Report Date
September 17, 2014
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A DISTRIBUTOR WHO IS NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE FORM 3500A.: REVIEW OF THE PRIMARY OPERATIVE NOTES DOES NOT INDICATE ROOT CAUSE. REVISION OPERATIVE NOTES INDICATE THE PT WAS REVISED DUE TO RECURRENT SUBLUXATION OF THE PATELLA. THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME INTERNAL ROTATION OF THE FEMUR WAS NOTED. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REVISED EXCEPT THE PATELLAR COMPONENT. NO FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THE EXPLANTS WAS PROVIDED. REVIEW OF THE RETURNED RADIOGRAPHS CONFIRMS SUBLUXATION OF THE PATELLA. THE MEDIAL/LATERAL RADIOGRAPH DATED ON (B)(6) 2013 SUGGESTS INTERNAL ROTATION OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT WITH RESPECT TO THE TIBIAL COMPONENT. INTERNAL ROTATION OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO PATELLAR SUBLUXATION; HOWEVER, THIS CANNOT BE DEFINITIVELY CONFIRMED. THE PACKAGE INSERT PROVIDED WITH THE PATELLAR COMPONENT LISTS DISLOCATION AND/OR JOINT INSTABILITY AS AN ADVERSE EFFECT. THIS IS THEREFORE A KNOWN INHERENT RISK OF THE PROCEDURE. CAUSE CANNOT BE DEFINITIVELY DETERMINED.: 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. THE INFO PROVIDED ON THIS FORM WAS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED UNDER MFG REPORT NUMBER # 2648920-2014-00272.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS REVISED DUE TO A PATELLA TRACKING ISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
729024 PERSONA FEMORAL COMPONENT JWH ZIMMER, INC. 62332698

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR Required Intervention PERSONA ALL POLY PATELLA, CATALOG # 42540000035,| LOT # 62394484, MANUFACTURED AT ZIMMER B.V., PONCE| PUERTO RICO