FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN NEXGEN RHK ASSEMBLY

MDR report key: 7075480 · Received December 1, 2017

Report

Report Number
0001822565-2017-08120
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 1, 2017
Date of Event
February 15, 2017
Report Date
December 1, 2017
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
PNI
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCT: UNKNOWN NEXGEN RHK FEMORAL COMPONENT, CATALOG #: UNKNOWN LOT #: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN NEXGEN RHK TIBIAL TRAY, CATALOG #: UNKNOWN LOT #: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN NEXGEN RHK STEM, CATALOG #: UNKNOWN LOT #: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN NEXGEN RHK BEARING, CATALOG #: UNKNOWN LOT #: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN NEXGEN RHK PATELLA, CATALOG #: UNKNOWN LOT #: UNKNOWN. UMBERTO COTTINO, MATTHEW P. ABDEL, KEVIN I. PERRY, KRISTIN C. MARA, DAVID G. LEWALLEN, AND ARLEN D. HANSSEN ¿LONG-TERM RESULTS AFTER TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WITH CONTEMPORARY ROTATING-HINGE PROSTHESES¿ J BONE JOINT SURG AM 2017;99:324-30. CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION, AS PRODUCT LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. THE REPORTED EVENT WAS UNABLE TO BE CONFIRMED DUE TO LIMITED INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE CUSTOMER. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED AS THE LOT NUMBER OF THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT IS UNKNOWN. A COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED AS THE PART AND LOT NUMBERS ARE UNKNOWN. A ROOT CAUSE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED AS THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO ADEQUATELY INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT PROVIDED. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 0001822565-2017-07269, 0001822565-2017-07270, 0001822565-2017-07271, 0001822565-2017-08121, 0001822565-2017-08122.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT TWENTY FOUR CASES OF REINFECTION OF PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION OCCURRED REQUIRING RE-OPERATION WITH RETENTION OF IMPLANTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
854943 UNKNOWN NEXGEN RHK ASSEMBLY PROSTHESIS, KNEE JWH ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. N/A NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R