FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

5MM TIBIAL AUGMENT BLOCK, LEFT LATERAL/R

MDR report key: 4909795 · Received July 8, 2015

Report

Report Number
3005751028-2015-00105
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 8, 2015
Date of Event
April 9, 2014
Report Date
July 8, 2015
Manufacturer
ZIMMER TRABECULAR METAL TECHNOLOGY
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
K024161
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NE, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A REVIEW OF THE IMPLANT'S MANUFACTURING RECORD INDICATES THAT IT WAS MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATION. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED TO FURTHER THIS INVESTIGATION, THIS REPORT SHALL BE UPDATED

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT IS PURSUING A PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE NEXGEN LPS FLEX FEMORAL COMPONENT. IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PATIENT'S COUNSEL THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED THE NEXGEN LPS FLEX FEMORAL IMPLANT ON (B)(6) 2010, AND WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2012 DUE TO PAIN. AS PART OF THE INITIAL REVISION, THE PATIENT RECEIVED MULTIPLE TM AUGMENTS ON (B)(6) 2012; HOWEVER, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED AGAIN ON (B)(6) 2014, WHEREUPON ALL TM AUGMENTS WERE REMOVED DUE TO INFECTION. NOTE THAT THE NEXGEN LPS FLEX FEMORAL COMPONENT IS OF ZIMMER (B)(4) DESIGN CONTROL AND THE TM AUGMENTS ARE OF ZIMMER (B)(4) DESIGN CONTROL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
441595 5MM TIBIAL AUGMENT BLOCK, LEFT LATERAL/R TIBIAL AUGMENT BLOCK JWH ZIMMER TRABECULAR METAL TECHNOLOGY 61848221

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 63 YR Required Intervention