FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

METASUL DUROM, COMPONENT FOR ACETABULUM, UNCEMENTED, 54/ 48, CODE N

MDR report key: 8751771 · Received July 2, 2019

Report

Report Number
0009613350-2019-00408
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 2, 2019
Date of Event
June 10, 2016
Report Date
January 14, 2020
Manufacturer
ZIMMER GMBH
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
N/A
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SP
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING FILLED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WHICH WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE PREVIOUS MEDWATCH. D11 MEDICAL PRODUCTS AND THERAPY DATE DETAIL OF PRODUCT: ITEM NUMBER 0100181460, ITEM NAME METASUL® LDH®, HEAD, 46, CODE L, TAPER 18/20 LOT# 2536131. ITEM NUMBER 0106010105, ITEM NAME AVENIR® MüLLER, STEM, LATERAL, UNCEMENTED, HA, 5, TAPER 12/14 LOT# 4012416. ITEM NUMBER 0100185148, ITEM NAME METASUL® LDH®, HEAD ADAPTER, XL, +8, TAPER 12/14-18/20 LOT# 2546147. 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).

Description of Event or Problem · 0

PLEASE REFER TO REPORT 0009613350 - 2019 - 00408.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT RECEIVE DEVICES OR X-RAYS FOR REVIEW. AS NO LOT NUMBERS WERE PROVIDED FOR THE DEVICES, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. BASED ON AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF EVENTS REPORTED FROM SEVERAL USER FACILITIES OUTSIDE THE USA, ZIMMER IDENTIFIED THAT THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE OUTCOME OBSERVED WAS A LOOSE OR UNSTABLE CUP THAT RESULTED FROM USE OF SURGICAL TECHNIQUES NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. AS A CORRECTIVE ACTION, A RETRAINING PROGRAM FOR USERS OUTSIDE THE USA WAS INITIATED IN NOVEMBER 2009 AND REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AS REQUIRED. THE DUROM CUP REPORTED IN THIS CASE IS NOT MARKETED IN THE USA. A SIMILAR CUP, COMPATIBLE WITH THE METASUL LDH FEMORAL HEAD, IS CLEARED IN THE USA AND A CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THIS PRODUCT WAS REPORTED TO THE FDA IN JULY 2008 AS NOTIFICATION Z-2415/2426-2008. SINCE THIS CASE IS RELATED TO THE ISSUES FOR WHICH ZIMMER IMPLEMENTED A CORRECTIVE ACTION THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION. ZIMMER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER OF THIS FILE IS (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED ON THE UNKNOWN SIDE AND UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
545749 METASUL DUROM, COMPONENT FOR ACETABULUM, UNCEMENTED, 54/ 48, CODE N DUROM ACETABULAR COMPONENT AND METASUL LDH KWA ZIMMER GMBH N/A 2481743

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R