OSS 11CM DIAPHYSEAL SEGMENT
Report
- Report Number
- 0001825034-2018-08159
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 16, 2018
- Date of Event
- July 20, 2018
- Report Date
- May 6, 2019
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
- Product Code
- JDI
- PMA / PMN Number
- PK123501
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PL
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY UPDATED AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: OSS 11CM DIAPHYSEAL SEGMENT; P/N: 150468, L/N: 306080. OSS 7CM SEGMENTAL FEMORAL; P/N: 150355, L/N: 0000291872. OSS CEMENTED IM STEM; P/N: 150367, L/N: 405580. BEARING; P/N: UNK, L/N: 089700. COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS EVALUATED AND THE REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF DIAPHYSEAL SEGMENT REVEALS A FRACTURE THAT LEFT A PART OF SEGMENT EMBEDDED IN THE FEMORAL COMPONENT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF FEMORAL COMPONENT SHOWS THAT A SMALL PIECE CRACKED OFF THE TAB. BOTH COMPONENTS SHOW NICKS AND DINGS AND SCRATCHES ON THE EXTERNAL SURFACE. SEM ANALYSIS FOR THE DIAPHYSEAL SEGMENT STATES THAT THE FRACTURE WAS A FATIGUE FRACTURE. THE 11.0CM SEGMENT HAS NUMEROUS SCRATCHES, DEFORMATIONS & OTHER POST-FRACTURE DAMAGE. THE XRF SCAN PHOTO IN VERIFIES THE SEGMENT¿S MATERIAL AS TI6-4 TITANIUM. THE FRACTURED PIECE OF THE DIAPHYSEAL SEGMENT WAS NOT DISASSEMBLED DURING THE ANALYSIS. SEM ANALYSIS FOR THE FEMORAL STATES THAT THE POST FRACTURE DAMAGE HAS OBLITERATED MOST VISIBLE FRACTURE ARTIFACTS MAKING A VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE FEMORAL SEGMENT INCONCLUSIVE. THE 7CM FEMORAL SEGMENT HAS NUMEROUS SCRATCHES, DEFORMATIONS & OTHER POST-FRACTURE DAMAGE. X-RAY EVALUATION PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTY HCP STATES THAT THE FRACTURE OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AT THE JUNCTION OF THE FEMORAL STEM AND FEMORAL HEAD WITH MEDIAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE FEMORAL HEAD. PUNCTATE METALLIC HYPERDENSITIES WITHIN THE SOFT TISSUES SURROUNDING THE KNEE. DISTAL FEMORAL RESECTION WITH HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION NOTED POSTERIOR TO THE DISTAL FEMORAL DIAPHYSIS. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) WAS REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES 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. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 0001825034 - 2018 - 08159 - 1; 0001825034 - 2019 - 01837.
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
(B)(4). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: OSS CEMENTED IM STEM 13X150; P/N: 150367, L/N: UNKNOWN; OSS 7CM SEGMENTAL FEMORAL LT; P/N: 150355, L/N: UNKNOWN. (B)(6). CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION; DUE TO IT REMAINS IMPLANTED. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS AND ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT INITIAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT HAS SUFFERED AN IMPLANT FRACTURE WHICH A REVISION IS SCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 632374 | OSS 11CM DIAPHYSEAL SEGMENT | PROSTHESIS, KNEE | JDI | ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. | N/A | 306080 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 YR | Hospitalization| R |