FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

3.5 MM CORTICAL SCREW SELF-TAPPING 24 MM LENGTH

MDR report key: 8464531 · Received March 29, 2019

Report

Report Number
0001822565-2019-01344
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 29, 2019
Date of Event
March 1, 2019
Report Date
May 30, 2019
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
HWC
PMA / PMN Number
K143066
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BR
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED BY REVIEW OF RADIOGRAPHS. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS IDENTIFIED NO DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES DURING MANUFACTURING. RADIOGRAPHS WERE PROVIDED AND REVIEWED BY A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL. REVIEW OF THE AVAILABLE RECORDS IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING: FRACTURE OF THE MOST DISTAL SCREW OF THE PROXIMAL HUMERAL PLATE AND SCREW FIXATION, WITH LATERAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE LATE AND ABNORMAL ALIGNMENT AT THE MEDIAL FRACTURE LINE. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: 0001822565-2019-013441. REPORT SOURCE: (B)(6). THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED. DEVICE EVALUATED BY MFR: PRODUCT NOT RETURNED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION DUE TO IMPLANT FRACTURE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
259499 3.5 MM CORTICAL SCREW SELF-TAPPING 24 MM LENGTH SCREW, FIXATION HWC ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. 62414575

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR Required Intervention