UNKNOWN COONRAD MORREY HUMERAL ASSEMBLY
Report
- Report Number
- 1822565-2015-01817
- 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
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED VIA PUBLISHED LITERATURE (B)(4). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: CATALOG #UNK, UNKNOWN COONRAD MORREY ULNAR ASSEMBLY, LOT #UNK. PLEASE REFERENCE LITERATURE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION: HTTP://WWW.NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV/PUBMED/24806016/ 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. 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. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. ZIMMER, INC. CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT 45 PATIENTS EXPERIENCED SURGICAL WOUND COMPLICATIONS THAT REQUIRED AN ADDITIONAL OPERATION BUT NO COMPONENT REVISION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 607839 | UNKNOWN COONRAD MORREY HUMERAL ASSEMBLY | ELBOW PROSTHESIS | JDC | ZIMMER INC |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |