PT HYBRID GLEN POST REGENEREX
Report
- Report Number
- 0001825034-2017-09659
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 2, 2017
- Date of Event
- October 4, 2017
- Report Date
- March 21, 2018
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
- Product Code
- KWS
- PMA / PMN Number
- PK060694
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- DA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: SM HYBRID GLENOID BASE 4MM CAT#:113952 LOT#: 599210, VERSA-DIAL/COMP TI STD TAPER CAT#:118001 LOT#:178200, VERSA-DIAL 38X19X39 HUMERAL HEAD CAT#:113022 LOT#:79200. THE REPORTED EVENT IS CONFIRMED. PRODUCTS WERE RETURNED; REVIEW OF THE SEM ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED THAT THE RETURNED PRODUCT SHOWED FRACTURE TO THE POST. IN THIS CASE, THESE FRACTURE SURFACES WERE ENTIRELY OBSCURED BY POST-FRACTURE DAMAGE. THEREFORE, THE FRACTURE INVESTIGATION WAS INCONCLUSIVE. THE FRACTURE SURFACES ON THE CENTRAL CORE OF THE POLYETHYLENE ARE THE REGIONS OF PRIMARY INTEREST FOR FRACTURE INVESTIGATION. THE REGENEREX PORTION OF THE CONSTRUCT HAS A FEW ISOLATED EXAMPLES OF FRACTURED SINTER NECKS WHICH REMAINED INTACT; BRITTLE FRACTURE AND IN ONE CASE A POSSIBLE LOW-CYCLE BENDING FATIGUE WITH CRACK ARREST LINES. HOWEVER, THESE ARE LIKELY SECONDARY FRACTURE SURFACES PROVIDING NO ROOT CAUSE OF FRACTURE. MATERIALS WERE DETERMINED TO BE CONFORMING TO SPECIFICATIONS. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) WAS UNABLE TO BE REVIEWED, AS LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HISTORY DETERMINED THAT NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED. ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, PREVENTIVE ACTIONS, OR FIELD ACTIONS RESULTED AFTER INVESTIGATION OF THIS EVENT. 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.
(B)(4). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: 113952, SM HYBRID GLENOID BASE 4MM, 599210. REPORT SOURCE, FOREIGN: EVENTS OCCURRED IN (B)(6). CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT IS IN PROCESS OF BEING RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 0001825034 - 2017 - 09660.
THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING FILLED TO RELAY A ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WHICH WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL MEDWATCH. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN AND A BROKEN IMPLANT. THE SHOULDER WAS REVISED TO A HEMI SHOULDER, AND BONEGRAFT WAS USED TO FILL THE PATIENT'S GLENOID. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS A AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 776123 | PT HYBRID GLEN POST REGENEREX | PROSTHESIS, SHOULDER | KWS | ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. | N/A | 178200 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| R |