UNKNKOWN FEMORAL COMPONENT
Report
- Report Number
- 0001822565-2020-00049
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 3, 2020
- Date of Event
- December 4, 2019
- Report Date
- January 7, 2020
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
- Product Code
- JWH
- PMA / PMN Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
UPON RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THIS DEVICE WAS REPORTED UNDER THE INCORRECT MANUFACTURING SITE MFR NUMBER. THE INITIAL REPORT WAS FORWARDED IN ERROR AND SHOULD BE VOIDED. PLEASE SEE 0001825034 - 2020 - 00208.
UPON RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THIS DEVICE WAS REPORTED UNDER THE INCORRECT MANUFACTURING SITE MFR NUMBER. THE INITIAL REPORT WAS FORWARDED IN ERROR AND SHOULD BE VOIDED. PLEASE SEE 0001825034 - 2020 - 00208.
(B)(4). CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION, AS THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED BY THE HOSPITAL. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: 141210, TIBIAL TRAY, LOT # 716390, 183400, ARTICULAR SURFACE, LOT # 421320. REPORT SOURCE: EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6). MULTIPLE MDR REPORTS WERE FILED FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEE ASSOCIATED REPORTS: 0001825034 - 2020 - 00013, 0001825034 - 2020 - 00012.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 9 YEARS POST IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN AND A FEELING OF INSTABILITY WITH THE RIGHT KNEE. SUBSEQUENTLY, AT 10 YEARS POST OP, THE PATIENT WAS SEEN BY PHYSICIAN AND FOUND TO HAVE LARGE VARUS. SURGEON SUSPECTED IMMINENT FRACTURE OF IMPLANT, AND PERFORMED A REVISION DUE TO INSTABILITY AND METALLOSIS WAS ALSO OBSERVED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11236 | UNKNKOWN FEMORAL COMPONENT | PROSTHESIS, KNEE | JWH | ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. | N/A | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 YR | Hospitalization| R | SEE H10. |