FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN VANGUARD BEARING

MDR report key: 8006728 · Received October 25, 2018

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2018-09934
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 25, 2018
Date of Event
March 16, 2018
Report Date
February 27, 2019
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
N/A
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

UPON RECEIVING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, IT WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE REPORTABLE AS THERE WAS NO ZIMMER BIOMET DEVICES INVOLVED IN THE ALLEGED EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

UPON RECEIVING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, IT WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE REPORTABLE AS THERE WAS NO ZIMMER BIOMET DEVICES INVOLVED IN THE ALLEGED EVENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). BORN 1950. IMPLANTED: (B)(6) 2016 MEDICAL PRODUCTS- VANGUARD FEMORAL COMPONENT, CATALOG # 183128, LOT # UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN VANGUARD TIBIAL COMPONENT, CATALOG # UNKNOWN, LOT # UNKNOWN. FOREIGN SOURCE- (B)(6). OUR INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. A FOLLOW-UP/FINAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. LOCATION OF DEVICE IS UNKNOWN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY TWO YEARS AGO. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PAIN AND INSTABILITY. THE PATIENT'S BEARING WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
843800 UNKNOWN VANGUARD BEARING PROSTHESIS, KNEE JWH ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. NI NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R