FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN COONRAD/MORREY HUMERAL ASSEMBLY

MDR report key: 5074091 · Received September 14, 2015

Report

Report Number
1822565-2015-01830
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 14, 2015
Report Date
August 20, 2015
Manufacturer
ZIMMER INC
Product Code
JDC
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED VIA PUBLISHED LITERATURE. (B)(4). OTHER DEVICE USED: UNKNOWN COONRAD/MORREY ULNAR ASSEMBLY. OPERATIVE NOTES WERE REQUESTED HOWEVER NONE PROVIDED. RELEVANT MEDICAL HISTORY AND ADHERENCE TO REHABILITATION PROTOCOL ARE UNKNOWN. NO DEVICES OR PHOTOS WERE RECEIVED; THEREFORE THE CONDITION OF THE COMPONENTS IS UNKNOWN. THE PART AND LOT NUMBERS OF THE PRODUCT ARE UNKNOWN; THEREFORE THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. THESE PRODUCTS WERE USED FOR TREATMENT. THE COMPLAINT HISTORY FOR THESE PRODUCTS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED DUE TO THE LACK OF LOT NUMBERS. IT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED IF THE DEVICES ARE AN APPROVED AND COMPATIBLE COMBINATION. SINGLE-USE, STERILIZED DEVICES MANUFACTURED OR DISTRIBUTED BY ZIMMER ARE STERILIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FDA REGULATIONS AND ISO STANDARDS TO A STERILITY ASSURANCE LEVEL OF 1.0 X 10-6 OR BETTER. THEREFORE, IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THE SPECIFIED DEVICE CAUSED ANY PATIENT INFECTION. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED PROBLEM. PLEASE REFERENCE LITERATURE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION: HTTP://WWW.NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV/PUBMED/24906903.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT EXPERIENCED IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT DUE TO INFECTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
607817 UNKNOWN COONRAD/MORREY HUMERAL ASSEMBLY ELBOW PROSTHESIS JDC ZIMMER INC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 32 YR Other