FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

IMPL TAPERED SCR-V MTX 3.7MM 3.5MM 11.5MM

MDR report key: 9347542 · Received November 20, 2019

Report

Report Number
0002023141-2019-01109
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 20, 2019
Date of Event
May 2, 2017
Report Date
January 23, 2020
Manufacturer
ZIMMER DENTAL
Product Code
DZE
UDI-DI
00889024019515
PMA / PMN Number
K061410
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BE
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONFIRMED THAT DOCTOR WAS NOT AWARE OF UNKNOWN FRACTURED SCREW PIECE WITHIN THE IMPLANT. UPON REASSESSMENT OF THE REPORTED EVENT, THE UNKNOWN ZIMMER SCREW WAS DETERMINED NOT REPORTABLE DUE TO ALTERNATIVE SUMMARY REPORT EXEMPTION E1998009. INVESTIGATION REPORT DETAILS BELOW. ONE TAPERED SCREW-VENT IMPLANT WITH MTX SURFACE (TSVB11) WAS RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AS RETURNED PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED A FRACTURED SCREW IN THE IMPLANT¿S DRIVE FEATURE. THERE WERE NO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE FRACTURED SCREW AS CUSTOMER REPORTED BEING NOT AWARE OF THAT. FUNCTIONAL TESTING AND DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED SINCE THE PRODUCTS WERE FRACTURED. PRE-EXISTING CONDITION NOTED ON THE PER WAS HIGH BONE DENSITY. THE REPORTED DEVICES HAD BEEN IMPLANTED ON TOOTH #19 FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. X-RAY OR PICTURE IMAGES WERE NOT PROVIDED. DHR REVIEW FOR THE LOT (62539907) HAD REVEALED NO DEVIATIONS NOR NON-CONFORMANCES WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENTS. ALL PRODUCTS WERE CONFORMING AT THE TIME THEY LEFT ZIMMER BIOMET. LOT WAS INSPECTED AND PASSED ALL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA BY QA. COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW WAS PERFORMED FOR THE REPORTED LOT (62539907) AND NO SIMILAR EVENT OR COMPLAINT WAS FOUND. NOVEMBER POST MARKET TRENDING WAS REVIEWED AND THERE WERE NO NEGATIVE TRENDS OR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTED EVENTS OR DEVICES. THEREFORE, BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, DEVICE MALFUNCTION DID OCCUR AND THE REPORTED EVENTS WERE CONFIRMED. A DEFINITIVE CAUSE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

UPON INVESTIGATION AN UNKNOWN FRACTURED SCREW PIECE WAS FOUND WITHIN THE IMPLANT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ZIMMER BIOMET COMPLAINT (B)(4). INITIAL REPORTER FAX NUMBER: NOT PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL PMA/ 510K NUMBER: K01322.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A FRACTURED IMPLANT (TSVB11) AT TOOTH LOCATION 19. IMPLANT WAS REMOVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1145003 IMPL TAPERED SCR-V MTX 3.7MM 3.5MM 11.5MM DENTAL IMPLANT DZE ZIMMER DENTAL TSVB11 62539907 00889024019515

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 56 YR Required Intervention