FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN CABLE READY GTR PLATE

MDR report key: 7228793 · Received January 30, 2018

Report

Report Number
0001822565-2018-00442
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 30, 2018
Date of Event
October 10, 2017
Report Date
January 30, 2018
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
HRS
PMA / PMN Number
PNI
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FR
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4) (B)(6). REPORT SOURCE, LITERATURE - GAVANIER, B. ET AL (2017). OSTEOSYNTHESIS OF PERIPROSTHETIC TYPE A AND B FEMORAL FRACTURES USING AN UNLOCKED PLATE WITH INTEGRATED CERCLAGE CABLE AND TROCHANTERIC HOOK: A MULTICENTER RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 45 PATIENTS WITH MEAN FOLLOW-UP OF 20 MONTHS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED, 48(12), 2827-2832. DOI: 10.1016/J.INJURY.2017.10.023. REPORTED EVENT WAS UNABLE TO BE CONFIRMED DUE TO LIMITED INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE CUSTOMER. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED AS THE LOT NUMBER OF THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT IS UNKNOWN. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED, AS THE PART NUMBER AND LOT NUMBER ARE UNKNOWN. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED IN A JOURNAL ARTICLE THAT FOUR PATIENTS WERE IDENTIFIED WITH SOFT TISSUE OSSIFICATION/CALCIFICATION ON THE LATERAL SIDE OF THE FEMUR FOLLOWING PERI-PROSTHETIC FEMUR FRACTURE PLATING PROCEDURE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
71250 UNKNOWN CABLE READY GTR PLATE PLATE, FIXATION HRS ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. N/A NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other