BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    AVENIR MUELLER, STEM, STANDARD, UNCEMENTED, HA, 3, TAPER 12/14

    MDR report key: 8234979 · Received January 10, 2019

    Report

    Report Number
    0009613350-2019-00017
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    January 10, 2019
    Date of Event
    December 3, 2018
    Report Date
    July 19, 2019
    Manufacturer
    ZIMMER GMBH
    Product Code
    LZO
    UDI-DI
    00889024479494
    PMA / PMN Number
    K123392
    Removal / Correction Number
    N/A
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    CA, US
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    INVESTIGATION RESULTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE. DHR REVIEW: REF#: 01.06010.003 LOT#: 4023402. YIELD: 39. DELIVERED: 38. SCRAPPED: 1 PARTS SCRAPPED DUE TO WRONG LABELS. TREND ANALYSIS: NO TRIGGER CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING EVENT IS IDENTIFIED: PAIN/WEAR/ELEVATED METAL IONS. EVENT DESCRIPTION: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD AN INITIAL THR ON (B)(6) 2018 AND HAD A REVISION DUE TO PAIN ON (B)(6) 2018. THE HEAD WAS REMOVED AND SOME BLACK STAINING WAS NOTICED ON THE TRUNION OF THE AVENIR STEM AND INSIDE THE COBALT CHROME HEAD. THE LINER WAS REMOVED AND WAS DAMAGED DURING REMOVAL. A NEW LINER AND A NEW 36MM BIOLOX OPTION HEAD WERE IMPLANTED. THE PATIENT'S COBALT LEVEL WAS REPORTED TO 8 TOO. REVIEW OF RECEIVED DATA: THE PICTURES OF THE EXPLANTS TAKEN DURING THE REVISION SURGERY WAS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. BASED ON THE PHOTOS, THE BLACK STAINING OF THE STEM TRUNNION COULD NOT BE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED AS IT WAS REPORTED. RATHER DARKER AREAS ON THE TAPER BOTTOM AND AT THE TAPER TOP JUST BELOW THE POLISHED AREAS ARE VISIBLE, HOWEVER, CANNOT BE CONSIDERED DISCOLORATION WITHOUT HAVING THE PRODUCT AT THE HAND FOR EXAMINATION. IT IS VISIBLE THOUGH THAT THE TAPER TOP IS WORN. PHOTO OF THE EXPLANTED HEAD ALSO SHOWS A SLIGHT CIRCULAR BLACK LINE IN THE TAPER ZONE. PHOTO OF THE LINER SHOWS THAT THE HALF OF THE PE LINER IS WORN AT THE RIM. ONE UNDATED X-RAY OF PELVIS AP VIEW IS REVIEWED. NO ISSUES WITH THE STEM WAS NOTICED. DEVICES ANALYSIS: NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS. REVIEW OF PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION: THIS DEVICE IS INTENDED FOR TREATMENT. THE COMPATIBILITY CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND SHOWED THAT THE PRODUCT COMBINATION WAS APPROVED BY ZIMMER BIOMET. SURGICAL TECHNIQUE IS NOT REVIEWED AS NO SURGICAL REPORT WAS RECEIVED TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE ST WAS FOLLOWED OR NOT. CONCLUSION SUMMARY: THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY DUE TO PAIN AFTER 3MONTHS IN-VIVO TIME. HEAD AND LINER WERE REMOVED, HOWEVER, THE STEM WAS KEPT IN. THE PHOTOS OF THE EXPLANTS INDICATE WEARING OF THE STEM DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE HEAD. WEAR CAN BE IDENTIFIED, HOWEVER, CORROSION CANNOT BE CONFIRMED WITHOUT VISUAL EXAMINATION. IT IS UNKNOWN AT WHICH POINT THE PE LINER STARTED TO WEAR AND HOW. BUT THE WEARING OBSERVED ON THE STEM TAPER IS MOST PROBABLY AFFECTED STRONGLY BY THE PE LINER EROSION RESULTING IN A FORCE INBALANCE OF THE TOTAL PROSTHESIS SYSTEM. THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS DID NOT IDENTIFY A NON-CONFORMANCE OR A COMPLAINT OUT OF BOX (COOB). THE QUALITY RECORDS SHOW THAT ALL SPECIFIED CHARACTERISTICS (MATERIAL, DIMENSIONS, SURFACE, ETC.) HAVE MET THE SPECIFICATIONS VALID AT THE TIME OF PRODUCTION. BASED ON THE GIVEN INFORMATION AND RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION THE COMPLAINT COULD BE CONFIRMED, HOWEVER AN EXACT ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE MEASURES IS NOT INDICATED AND ZIMMER GMBH CONSIDERS THIS CASE AS CLOSED. ZIMMER BIOMET'S REFERENCE NUMBER OF THIS FILE IS (B)(4).

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    INVESTIGATION RESULTS HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: ITEM# 00620005622, LOT# 62653713, SHELL POROUS WITH CLUSTER HOLES 56 MM O.D. ITEM# 00625006535, LOT# 62754329, BONE SCREW SELF-TAPPING 6.5 MM DIA. 35 MM LENGTH. ITEM# 00801803602 , LOT# 62715667, FEMORAL HEAD STERILE PRODUCT DO NOT RESTERILIZE 12/14 TAPER. ITEM# 00630505636, LOT# 62718393, LINER STANDARD 3.5 MM OFFSET 36 MM I.D. FOR USE WITH 56 MM O.D. SHELL. THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS AS IT REMAINS IMPLANTED; HOWEVER, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS IN PROGRESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH 3500A WILL BE SUBMITTED. PICTURES WERE RECEIVED AND WILL BE REVIEWED AS PART OF ONGOING INVESTIGATION. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE CONFORMING. A CAUSE FOR THIS SPECIFIC EVENT CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. AS SOON AS SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE AN UPDATED REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. ZIMMER BIOMET¿S REFERENCE NUMBER OF THIS FILE IS (B)(4). NOTE: THIS IS A SPLIT CASE WITH ZIMMER INC., (B)(4) REFERENCE NUMBER (B)(4).

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO PAIN. HEAD AND LINER WERE REMOVED AND THE STEM STAYED IN-SITU. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    29438 AVENIR MUELLER, STEM, STANDARD, UNCEMENTED, HA, 3, TAPER 12/14 AVENIR MULLER STEM LZO ZIMMER GMBH N/A 4023402 00889024479494

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Hospitalization| R