UNKNOWN PALACOS CEMENT
Report
- Report Number
- 0001822565-2017-02238
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 12, 2017
- Date of Event
- February 15, 2017
- Report Date
- October 31, 2017
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER, INC.
- Product Code
- KRO
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
UPON REASSESSMENT OF THE REPORTED EVENT, THIS COMPONENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE NOT REPORTABLE.
(B)(4). MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORT: 0001825034-2017-01515 AND 0001825034-2017-01488. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS - AGC PATELLA ARCOM POLY. WITH WIRE 31MM CATALOG #: 11-150826 LOT#: 676180 OR 509430, MAX ILK ANA RF PS FML 60LT VII CATALOG #: 145131 LOT #:390290, BIOMET CC I-BEAM TRAY 63MM CATALOG #: 141221 LOT#: 455570 OR 005430, AND MAX PS DCM TIB BRNG 10X63/67MM CATALOG# 11-146530 LOT# 900410. THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS; HOWEVER, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS IN PROGRESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH 3500A WILL BE SUBMITTED. PRODUCT LOCATION UNKNOWN.
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE APPROXIMATELY TWELVE YEARS POST-OP DUE TO PATIENT FALLING CAUSING THE PATIENT'S PATELLA TO FRACTURE AND THE CEMENT MANTEL TO BE DISRUPTED BETWEEN THE PATELLA POLYETHYLENE AND THE NATIVE BONE. THE POLYETHYLENE AND PATELLA WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. IT WAS NOTED THERE AS NO SIGNS OF COMPONENT FAILURE OR EXCESSIVE WEAR. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 268727 | UNKNOWN PALACOS CEMENT | KRO | ZIMMER, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| R |