FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BIOMET I-BEAM PRIMARY TIBIAL STEM

MDR report key: 6862000 · Received September 13, 2017

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2017-07022
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 13, 2017
Date of Event
April 10, 2017
Report Date
August 15, 2018
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
PK915132
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: VANGUARD CUSTOM TITANIUM CRUCIATE RETAINING FEMORAL, CAT#: CP113618, LOT#: 170070. BIOMET ILOK PRIMARY TIBIAL TRAY, CAT#: 141215, LOT#: 977050. VANGUARD TIBIAL BEARING, CAT#: EP-183462, LOT#: 480970. BIOMET SERIES-A STANDARD PATELLA, CAT#: 184764, LOT#: 974490. COBALT BONE CEMENT, CAT#: 402283, LOT#: 604040. THE COMPLAINT DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED, BUT THE DEVICE INVESTIGATION HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. ONCE THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH 3500A WILL BE SUBMITTED. 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. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 0001825034-2017-07020, 0001825034-2017-07021, 0001825034-2017-07078, 0001825034-2017-07079, 0001825034-2017-07080.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED BY REVIEW OF OTHER PRODUCTS RETURNED INVOLVED IN EVENT. DHR WAS REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES RELEVANT TO THE REPORTED EVENT WERE FOUND. ROOT CAUSE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS LOOSENING, INFECTION AND WEAR OF COMPONENTS. INTRAOPERATIVELY, METALLOSIS WAS NOTED IN THE JOINT AND SCRATCHES ON THE FEMORAL COMPONENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
643138 BIOMET I-BEAM PRIMARY TIBIAL STEM PROSTHESIS, KNEE JWH ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. N/A 974490

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 69 YR Hospitalization| R