FEMORAL FRACTURE HARDWARE
Received Jul 28, 2022 · Event occurred Jul 27, 2020
Report MW5111181 · MDR key 15130288
Device
Generic name
Device, Fixation, Proximal Femoral, Implant
Manufacturer
Zimmer, Inc.Product problems
- Product Quality Problem
Patient
Female
- Pain
- Pain
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
REPORTER STATES THAT HER FEMORAL FRACTURE HARDWARE WAS TO BIG AND CAUSE SEVERE PAIN UNTIL SHE HAD IT REMOVED. REPORTER WAS TOLD BY HER SURGEON THAT THIS DEVICE IS ONE SIZE FITS ALL. SHE STATES THAT SHE IS 5FT 4IN TALL AND HOW COULD SOMEONE HER HEIGHT FIT THE SAME DEVICE OF SOMEONE THAT IS SIX FEET TALL. THE REPORTER STATES THAT SHE WAS IN CONSISTENT PAIN WITH AND HAD TO USE OPIATE DRUGS. SHE USED THE OPIOIDS UNTIL HER PRESCRIPTION RAN OUT. "ZIMMER MUST BE GIVING PAYMENTS TO DOCTORS SO THAT THEY WILL IMPLANT THIS DEVICE IN PEOPLE. I WILL KEEP TALKING TO ALL MEDIA UNTIL SOMETHING GETS DONE TO STOP ZIMMER."