OSS 7CM SEGMENTAL FEMORAL LT
Report
- Report Number
- 0001825034-2019-01837
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 6, 2019
- Date of Event
- July 20, 2018
- Report Date
- May 6, 2019
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
- Product Code
- JDI
- PMA / PMN Number
- K002757
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PL
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: OSS 11CM DIAPHYSEAL SEGMENT; P/N: 150468, L/N: 306080, OSS 7CM SEGMENTAL FEMORAL; P/N: 150355, L/N: 0000291872, OSS CEMENTED IM STEM; P/N: 150367, L/N: 405580, BEARING; P/N: UNK, L/N: 089700. REPORT SOURCE: (B)(6). COMPLAINT SAMPLE WAS EVALUATED AND THE REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF DIAPHYSEAL SEGMENT REVEALS A FRACTURE THAT LEFT A PART OF SEGMENT EMBEDDED IN THE FEMORAL COMPONENT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF FEMORAL COMPONENT SHOWS THAT A SMALL PIECE CRACKED OFF THE TAB. BOTH COMPONENTS SHOW NICKS AND DINGS AND SCRATCHES ON THE EXTERNAL SURFACE. SEM ANALYSIS FOR THE DIAPHYSEAL SEGMENT STATES THAT THE FRACTURE WAS A FATIGUE FRACTURE. THE 11.0CM SEGMENT HAS NUMEROUS SCRATCHES, DEFORMATIONS & OTHER POST-FRACTURE DAMAGE. THE XRF SCAN PHOTO IN VERIFIES THE SEGMENT¿S MATERIAL AS TI6-4 TITANIUM. THE FRACTURED PIECE OF THE DIAPHYSEAL SEGMENT WAS NOT DISASSEMBLED DURING THE ANALYSIS. SEM ANALYSIS FOR THE FEMORAL STATES THAT THE POST FRACTURE DAMAGE HAS OBLITERATED MOST VISIBLE FRACTURE ARTIFACTS MAKING A VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE FEMORAL SEGMENT INCONCLUSIVE. THE 7CM FEMORAL SEGMENT HAS NUMEROUS SCRATCHES, DEFORMATIONS & OTHER POST-FRACTURE DAMAGE. X-RAY EVALUATION PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTY HCP STATES THAT THE FRACTURE OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AT THE JUNCTION OF THE FEMORAL STEM AND FEMORAL HEAD WITH MEDIAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE FEMORAL HEAD. PUNCTATE METALLIC HYPERDENSITIES WITHIN THE SOFT TISSUES SURROUNDING THE KNEE. DISTAL FEMORAL RESECTION WITH HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION NOTED POSTERIOR TO THE DISTAL FEMORAL DIAPHYSIS. DHR WAS REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES RELEVANT TO THE REPORTED EVENT 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. MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 0001825034 - 2018 - 08159 - 1, 0001825034 - 2019 - 01837.
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE APPROXIMATELY NINE YEARS POST-IMPLANTATION DUE TO IMPLANT FRACTURE. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 375388 | OSS 7CM SEGMENTAL FEMORAL LT | PROSTHESIS, KNEE | JDI | ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. | N/A | 0000291872 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| R |