FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NEXGEN FEMORAL COMPONENT LPS-FLEX PRECOAT SIZE H RIGHT

MDR report key: 6378289 · Received March 3, 2017

Report

Report Number
0001822565-2017-01223
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 3, 2017
Date of Event
February 16, 2016
Report Date
January 24, 2018
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
PK991581
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED BY REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS. OPERATION NOTES WERE RECEIVED AND EVALUATED. DURING THE SURGERY IT WAS NOTIFIED THAT PATIENT HAD OBVIOUS INFECTION OF FEMORAL AND PATELLAR COMPONENTS AND COMPONENTS FOUND TO BE WELL ALIGNED. FURTHERMORE, IT WAS FOUND THAT FEMORAL AND PATELLAR COMPONENTS WERE LOOSED DURING THE COMPONENT REMOVING PROCESS. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HISTORY DETERMINED THAT NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AS NO TRENDS WERE IDENTIFIED. ROOT CAUSE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED AS THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO ADEQUATELY INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT PROVIDED. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS FOUND WHICH WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS FOUND WHICH WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: NEXGEN FLUTED STEM TIBIAL COMPONENT (00-5996-058-01, LOT 62390852) NEXGEN LPS-FLEX ARTICULAR SURFACE (00-5962-050-12, LOT 62491561) INSALL/BURSTEIN II MODULAR KNEE SYSTEM PATELLAR COMPONENT (00-5220-019-00, 62236653) PALACOS R RADIOPAQUE BONE CEMENT (00-1112-140-01, 76584339 X 2). THIS REPORT IS NUMBER 1 OF 3 MDRS FILED FOR THE SAME PATIENT (REFERENCE 0001822565-2017-01209 AND 0002648920-2017-00086).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS ALSO REPORTED IN THE MEDICAL RECORDS THAT THE PATIENT SHOWED SIGNS OF OSTEOLYSIS UNDER THE FEMORAL AND PATELLAR COMPONENTS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TKA REVISION DUE TO INFECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FEMORAL COMPONENT HAD BEGINNING SIGNS OF LOOSENING. THE INFECTION OCCURED GREATER THAN 1 YEAR POST OP.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
158785 NEXGEN FEMORAL COMPONENT LPS-FLEX PRECOAT SIZE H RIGHT PROSTHESIS, KNEE JWH ZIMMER, INC. N/A 62217448

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 44 YR Hospitalization| R