FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN ZIMMER TM REVERSE GLENOSPHERE

MDR report key: 5082510 · Received September 16, 2015

Report

Report Number
1822565-2015-01886
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 16, 2015
Report Date
August 20, 2015
Manufacturer
ZIMMER INC
Product Code
KWR
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INFORMATION IS RECEIVED VIA PUBLISHED LITERATURE. (B)(4). OTHER DEVICE USED: CATALOG # UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN ZIMMER TM REVERSE BASE PLATE, LOT # UNKNOWN. PLEASE REFERENCE LITERATURE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION: HTTP://WWW.NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV/PMC/ARTICLES/PMC4168654/. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT 2 PATIENTS EXPERIENCED A FRACTURE OF THEIR SCAPULA.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
614293 UNKNOWN ZIMMER TM REVERSE GLENOSPHERE SHOULDER PROSTHESIS KWR ZIMMER INC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other