FEMORAL HEAD STERILE PRODUCT DO NOT RESTERILIZE 12/14 TAPER
Report
- Report Number
- 0002648920-2019-00632
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 23, 2019
- Date of Event
- July 2, 2018
- Report Date
- January 6, 2020
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER MANUFACTURING B.V.
- Product Code
- LPH
- PMA / PMN Number
- K953337
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- DA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED BY REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS NOTING HISTORY OF A LEFT FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE. PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING REDNESS AND DRAINAGE FROM THE SURGICAL SITE AND UNDERWENT A REVISION FOR RECURRENT DISLOCATION. THE JOINT WAS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE BECAUSE OF IMPINGEMENT. A HEMATOMA ABOUT 100 ML WAS DRAINED BELOW THE BURSA AND THE ENTIRE POSTERIOR CAPSULE WAS NON-EXISTENT. 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 WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS.
NO ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
(B)(4). CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION, AS THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED. DOB: 1962 (B)(4). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: PART: 00811400100, FEMORAL STEM 12/14 NECK TAPER STANDARD OFFSET SIZE 1 130 MM STEM LENGTH, LOT: 63735436; PART: 00801802230, FEMORAL HEAD 12/14 TAPER, LOT: 63677745; PART: P0463048, AVAN CMNTD SHELL SS 48MM, LOT: 0001105980; PART: P0560048, AVAN INSERT 48/22, LOT: 0001102705; PART: 4711500396-1, OPTIPAC-S 60 REFOB BN CMT R, LOT: B708C05355; PART: 4711500693-1, OPTIPAC-S 60 REFOB BN CMT R, LOT: A710B05615. FOREIGN SOURCE: (B)(6). MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 0002648920-2019-00631, 0002648920-2019-00632.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY, SUBSEQUENTLY THE PATIENT WAS REVISED SEVEN MONTHS LATER DUE TO RECURRENT DISLOCATIONS, INSTABILITY, AND IMPINGEMENT. DURING THE REVISION A HEMATOMA WAS NOTED AS WELL AS AN ABSENT POSTERIOR JOINT CAPSULE. NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 718592 | FEMORAL HEAD STERILE PRODUCT DO NOT RESTERILIZE 12/14 TAPER | PROSTHESIS, HIP | LPH | ZIMMER MANUFACTURING B.V. | N/A | 63677745 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56 YR | Hospitalization| R |