FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NEXGEN COMPLETE KNEE SOLUTION ROTATING HINGE KNEE FEMORAL COMPONENT

MDR report key: 960780 · Received December 7, 2007

Report

Report Number
1822565-2007-00422
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 7, 2007
Date of Event
November 7, 2007
Report Date
November 9, 2007
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
HRZ
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NE, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

POLY BOX SHOWS DEFORMATION DAMAGE TO THE BUMP STOP WHICH POSSIBLY ALLOWED THE KNEE TO GO INTO HYPEREXTENSION. X-RAYS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW OF PLACEMENT AND ALIGNMENT OF IMPLANTS. THE CAUSE OF HYPEREXTENSION CANNOT BE DEFINITIVELY DETERMINED. ARTICULAR SURFACE EXHIBITS SIGNIFICANT GOUGING/PITTING ON CONDYLES AND ON INFERIOR SURFACE. HINGE POST EXTENSION IS SEIZED IN HINGE POST. POLY BOX INSERTS EXHIBITS DEFORMATION ON MULTIPLE SURFACES INCLUDING BUMP STOP. DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS INDICATE DEVICE MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATION. DEVICE MEETS PRINT SPECIFICATIONS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED IN 2005. REVISION SURGERY OCCURRED IN 2007, DUE TO HYPERTENSION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NEXGEN COMPLETE KNEE SOLUTION ROTATING HINGE KNEE FEMORAL COMPONENT KNEE PROSTHESIS HRZ ZIMMER, INC. NA 54939500

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 43 YR Hospitalization| R