FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SERIES A PAT STD 31 3 PEG

MDR report key: 8023920 · Received October 31, 2018

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2018-09935
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 31, 2018
Date of Event
March 7, 2018
Report Date
October 31, 2018
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
HRY
PMA / PMN Number
K040770
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ZIMMER BIOMET COMPLAINT NUMBER: (B)(4). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: VANGUARD POSTERIOR STABILIZED TIBIAL BEARING, CATALOG #: EP-183660, LOT #: 915390, BIOMET CRUCIATE TIBIAL TRAY, CATALOG #: 141235, LOT #: J3687182, ARCOM SERIES-A STANDARD PATELLA, CATALOG #: 184764, LOT #: 494670, UNKNOWN PALACOS BONE CEMENT, CATALOG #: UNKNOWN, LOT #: UNKNOWN. COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS EVALUATED AND THE REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF RETURNED TIBIAL TRAY AND FEMUR IDENTIFIED LITTLE TO NO CEMENT FIXATION ON THE POSTERIOR SIDE OF THE IMPLANTS. THE PATELLAR COMPONENT ALSO SHOWS NO SIGNS OF CEMENT FIXATION AND ONE OF THE PEGS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CUT OFF. THE PEG WAS LIKELY CUT OFF DURING EXPLANATION. THE TIBIAL BEARING HAS SOME SMALL NICKS AND GOUGES ON THE SUPERIOR SURFACE. DHR WAS REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE OF THE LOOSENING 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. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 0001825034 - 2018 - 09935, 0001825034 - 2018 - 02353 - 3, 0001825034 - 2018 - 02354 - 3.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS COMPONENT LOOSENING AND PAIN. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
865240 SERIES A PAT STD 31 3 PEG PROSTHESIS, KNEE HRY ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. N/A 494670

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R