FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TMJ SYSTEM RIGHT STANDARD MANDIBULAR COMONENT, 55 MM

MDR report key: 8394434 · Received March 6, 2019

Report

Report Number
0001032347-2019-00144
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 6, 2019
Date of Event
January 8, 2019
Report Date
May 10, 2019
Manufacturer
BIOMET MICROFIXATION
Product Code
LZD
UDI-DI
00841036060398
PMA / PMN Number
P020016
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED BY REVIEW OF EVIDENCE THAT THE REVISION WAS PERFORMED. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED, THEREFORE NO FUNCTIONAL TESTS OR INSPECTIONS COULD BE PERFORMED. NO X-RAYS, SCANS, PICTURES, OR PHYSICIAN'S REPORTS WERE PROVIDED. BECAUSE A REVISION SURGERY OCCURRED, THE COMPLAINT IS CONSIDERED TO BE CONFIRMED. 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 REPORT WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 0001032347-2019-00143-1, 0001032347-2019-00145-1, 0001032347-2019-00146-1, 0001032347-2019-00147-1, 0001032347-2019-00148-1.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION. 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: 0001032347-2019-00143 THROUGH 0001032347-2019-00148.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PATIENT THAT A REVISION WAS PERFORMED DUE TO A PERSISTENT STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION. THE PATIENT IS ON IV ANTIBIOTICS AND AN ANTIBIOTIC IMPREGNATED SPACER WAS IMPLANTED. NEW IMPLANTS WILL BE PLACED IN APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE PATIENT ADVISES THE SPACER KEEPS POPPING OUT AND SHE IS EXPERIENCING BAD HEADACHES. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
186991 TMJ SYSTEM RIGHT STANDARD MANDIBULAR COMONENT, 55 MM JOINT, TEMPOROMANDIBULAR, IMPLANT LZD BIOMET MICROFIXATION N/A 571810A 00841036060398

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R