FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

JUGGERSTITCH CURVED IMPLANT

MDR report key: 9291424 · Received November 7, 2019

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2019-05004
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 7, 2019
Date of Event
October 28, 2019
Report Date
February 12, 2020
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
MBI
UDI-DI
00880304690073
PMA / PMN Number
K150424
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
LA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

UPON RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED NO SERIOUS INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION. ADDITIONALLY, THIS MALFUNCTION HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPORTED FOR HAVING CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY ON A SAME/SIMILAR DEVICE IN THE PAST. THE INITIAL REPORT WAS FORWARDED IN ERROR AND SHOULD BE VOIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

UPON RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED NO SERIOUS INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION. ADDITIONALLY, THIS MALFUNCTION HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPORTED FOR HAVING CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY ON A SAME/SIMILAR DEVICE IN THE PAST. THE INITIAL REPORT WAS FORWARDED IN ERROR AND SHOULD BE VOIDED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: 110024773, JUGGERSTITCH CURVED IMPLANT, 020620. 110024773, JUGGERSTITCH CURVED IMPLANT, 020620. 110024773, JUGGERSTITCH CURVED IMPLANT, 020620. 110024773, JUGGERSTITCH CURVED IMPLANT, 020620. 110024773, JUGGERSTITCH CURVED IMPLANT, 002180. CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT IS IN PROCESS OF BEING RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION. 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: 0001825034 - 2019 - 05003, 001825034 - 2019 - 05005, 0001825034 - 2019 - 05006. IT IS UNAWARE WHICH FOUR JUGGERSTITCH FAILED OUT OF THE SIX REPORTED, HENCE ALL THE FOUR POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE INITIAL SURGERY AFTER DEPLOYING MULTIPLE JUGGERSTITCH DEVICES, WHEN PULLING FINAL TENSION ON THE SUTURES, ONE OF THE JUGGERKNOTS PULLED OUT. NO ADVERSE EVENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1087225 JUGGERSTITCH CURVED IMPLANT FASTENER, FIXATION MBI ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. 110024773 020620 00880304690073

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1