FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN COONRAD-MORREY ULNAR COMPONENT

MDR report key: 6311893 · Received February 8, 2017

Report

Report Number
0001822565-2017-00610
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 8, 2017
Report Date
February 6, 2017
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
JDC
PMA / PMN Number
PN/A
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TU
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MORREY ET AL. "IS COONRAD-MORREY TOTAL ELBOW ARTHROPLASTY A VIABLE OPTION FOR TREATMENT OF DISTAL HUMERAL NONUNIONS IN THE ELDERLY?" JOURNAL TITLE. 49(4):354-360. NO DEVICE OR PHOTOS WERE RECEIVED; THEREFORE THE CONDITION OF THE DEVICE IS UNKNOWN. DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS CANNOT BE REVIEWED SINCE THE LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. THIS DEVICE IS USED FOR TREATMENT. PRODUCT HISTORY SEARCH CANNOT BE COMPLETED SINCE THE LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE COMPONENTS WERE IMPLANTED WITH THE CORRECT FIT AND ORIENTATION AS PER THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. A DEFINITE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. THE ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY ALI ERSEN, MEHMET DEMIRHAN, ATA CAN ATALAR, TEOMAN ATICI AND MEHMET KAPICIOGLU INVOLVING THE HOSPITALS ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE, KOC UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND ULUDAG UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE, TURKEY.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING FILED TO CORRECT INFORMATION. ZIMMER BIOMET BECAME AWARE OF THE REPORTED EVENT ON JANUARY 16, 2017, RATHER THAN JANUARY 17, 2017 AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED IN A JOURNAL ARTICLE THAT TWO PATIENTS EXPERIENCED NON-PROGRESSIVE RADIOLUCENT LINES AROUND ULNAR COMPONENTS FOLLOWING ELBOW ARTHROPLASTY SIXTY-THREE TO EIGHTY-FOUR MONTHS POST-OPERATIVELY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
94166 UNKNOWN COONRAD-MORREY ULNAR COMPONENT ELBOW PROSTHESIS JDC ZIMMER, INC. NA NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other