FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NEXGEN STEMMED TIBIAL

MDR report key: 7635473 · Received June 25, 2018

Report

Report Number
0001822565-2018-03103
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 25, 2018
Date of Event
April 12, 2018
Report Date
July 6, 2018
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
PK933785
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

VOIDING DUE TO INCORRECT MFR NUMBER. THIS EVENT WILL BE REPORTED UNDER (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). UNKNOWN IMPLANT DATE IN 2008. CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: 00-5952-015-02 CR-FLEX POROUS FEMORAL SIZE E/RT; 00-5952-030-12 ARTICULAR SURFACE 3, 4/YELLOW 12MM (FEM C-H ¿ TIB 3, 4); 00-5972-065-35 ALL-POLY PATELLA, 35MM X 9.0MM. A PICTURE OF THE DEVICE WAS PROVIDED AND EXAMINATION DETERMINED THAT THERE IS BLOOD AND FOREIGN MATERIAL ON BOTH SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR SIDE OF THE TIBIAL COMPONENT. THERE WAS LESS CEMENT OBSERVED ON THE INFERIOR SIDE OF THE TIBIAL PLATE. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED FOR DEVIATIONS AND/OR ANOMALIES WITH NO ANOMALIES/DEVIATIONS IDENTIFIED. SURGICAL NOTES WERE NOT PROVIDED. RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING CONFIRMS LOOSENING OF THE TIBIAL COMPONENT. POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR TIBIAL COMPONENT LOOSENING INCLUDE OSTEOPENIA, EXCESSIVE POSTERIOR CEMENT AND PAUCITY OF CEMENT UNDERLYING THE MEDIAL TIBIAL TRAY. THE TIBIAL TRAY CURRENTLY EXHIBITS VARIOUS MALALIGNMENT; HOWEVER, IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE HAS BEEN MIGRATION/SUBSIDENCE SINCE THE SURGICAL IMPLANTATION. BONE QUALITY APPEARS OSTEOPENIC. ROOT CAUSE CANNOT 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. HOSPITAL DISCARDED AS BIOHAZARD.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT KNEE REVISION DUE TO TIBIA COMPONENT LOOSENING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
476105 NEXGEN STEMMED TIBIAL KNEE PROTHESIS JWH ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. N/A 60931596

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 78 YR Hospitalization| R