BIOLOX DELTA CERAMIC HEAD
Report
- Report Number
- 0001825034-2018-10807
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 20, 2018
- Date of Event
- January 13, 2016
- Report Date
- August 1, 2019
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
- Product Code
- LZO
- PMA / PMN Number
- K082996
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED BY REVIEW OF OPERATIVE NOTES NOTING AN INFECTION OF THE HIP. IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT OF THE LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. THE HEAD AND LINER COMPONENTS WERE EXCHANGED AND ANTIBIOTIC-IMPREGNATED BEADS WERE PLACED. 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.
NO ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
(B)(4). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: 650-1067 ¿ BIOLOX DELTA CERAMIC TAPER ¿ 617610, EP-200156 ¿ ACTIVE ARTICULATION HIP BRG - 274460, X181314 ¿ BI-METRIC FEMORAL STEM ¿ 306760, US157856 ¿ M2A MAGNUM CUP ¿ 914110, THERAPY DATE: UNKNOWN. CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION AS THE PRODUCT LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 0001825034 - 2018 - 10806, 0001825034 - 2018 - 10810.
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A TWO-STAGE REVISION ON THE LEFT HIP APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS POST FIRST REVISION SURGERY DUE TO INFECTION. PATIENT WAS THEN REIMPLANTED WITH PERMANENT DEVICES APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 928831 | BIOLOX DELTA CERAMIC HEAD | PROSTHESIS, HIP | LZO | ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. | N/A | 027320 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| R |