FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

G7 NEU +5MM E1 LINER

MDR report key: 9804959 · Received March 9, 2020

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2020-01034
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 9, 2020
Date of Event
February 11, 2020
Report Date
June 23, 2020
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
LPH
PMA / PMN Number
K142882
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

REVIEW OF PHOTOS WERE PROVIDED SHOWED ONE PHOTO OF A CERAMIC HEAD WITH BLOOD AND NO OTHER DISTINGUISHING FACTORS CAN BE SEEN.TWO PHOTOS OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE RIM OF THE LINER AND ANOTHER PHOTO OF THAT PIECE WITH A LINER THAT IS BLOODIED AND SHOWS MISSING PIECE. NOTHING DISTINGUISHABLE CAN BE IDENTIFIED.ONE PHOTO IS OF THE BLOODIED LINER WITH THE MISSING RIM AND MAJOR DAMAGE OF THE LINER. RADIOGRAPHS WERE PROVIDED AND REVIEWED BY A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL. REVIEW OF THE AVAILABLE RECORDS IDENTIFIED TWO VIEWS OF THE RIGHT HIP DEMONSTRATE A RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY WITH SCREW FIXATION OF THE ACETABULAR CUP. ACETABULAR CUP APPEARS TO BE SMALL AS COMPARED OF THE FEMORAL HEAD SIZE. NO RADIOLUCENCY. NO FRACTURE SEEN. DHR WAS REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES RELEVANT TO THE REPORTED EVENT WERE FOUND. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT WAS 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). CUSTOMER HAS INDICATED THAT THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ZIMMER BIOMET FOR INVESTIGATION, AS DEVICE LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: ITEM # 010001001/ BONE SCREW / LOT # 6161767. ITEM# 110010262/ G7 MULTIHOLE SHELL/ LOT # 3983120. ITEM# 00625006520 /BONE SCREW/LOT # 63862349. ITEM# 51-104110/ TRPLC STEM/ LOT # 6143203. ITEM# 12-115116 / BIOLOXD HEAD/ / LOT # 540280.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT HIP REVISION SURGERY APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO INSTABILITY AND LINER FRACTURE. PATIENT REPORTED CLUNKING NOISE 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO REVISION WHICH INCREASINGLY GOT WORSE. PATIENT DID NOT DESCRIBE A FALL OR IMPACT TO LEG. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
269978 G7 NEU +5MM E1 LINER PROSTHESIS, HIP LPH ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. NI 3509943

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R