FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN SCREW

MDR report key: 7957557 · Received October 11, 2018

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2018-09667
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 11, 2018
Date of Event
October 3, 2012
Report Date
October 11, 2018
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
KWY
PMA / PMN Number
PNI
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: ITEM# UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN LINER, LOT# UNKNOWN; ITEM# 157444, UNKNOWN HEAD, LOT# UNKNOWN. CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION. REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED BY REVIEW OF XRAYS WHICH INDICATED THE ACETABULAR COMPONENT WAS AFFIXED BY SURGICAL SCREWS, ONE OF WHICH SLIGHTLY TRAVERSES THE MEDIAL WALL OF THE ACETABULUM. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED AS THE LOT NUMBER OF THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT IS UNKNOWN. 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: 0001825034 - 2018 - 05070- 1, 0001825034 - 2018 -05072 -1. 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 PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT HIP REVISION APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO INSTABILITY AND MULTIPLE SUBLUXATIONS/DISLOCATION. THE HEAD AND LINER COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
797278 UNKNOWN SCREW PROSTHESIS, HIP KWY ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. N/A NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR Hospitalization| R