NEXGEN FEMORAL COMPONENT LPS-FLEX PRECOAT SIZE H RIGHT
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
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.
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.
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).
IT WAS ALSO REPORTED IN THE MEDICAL RECORDS THAT THE PATIENT SHOWED SIGNS OF OSTEOLYSIS UNDER THE FEMORAL AND PATELLAR COMPONENTS.
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 |