inforMED
InjuryKMC

22.2MM DIA COCR MOD HD STD NK

Received Dec 10, 2017 · Event occurred Mar 27, 2018

Report 0001825034-2017-11037 · MDR key 7103072

Device

Generic name

Prosthesis, Hip

Model number

N/A

Catalog number

163651

Lot number

477330

Product problems

  • Migration or Expulsion of Device
  • Unstable
  • Noise, Audible
  • Migration or Expulsion of Device
  • Unstable
  • Noise, Audible

Patient

56 YR

  • Pain
  • Pain

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

MIGRATION OF DEVICE DID NOT OCCUR. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: ITEM # 162252, FEMORAL STEM, LOT # 413490.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY DUE TO INSTABILITY, CLICKING SOUND, AND PAIN. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE, AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED BY REVIEW OF THE PROVIDED OP NOTES. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) WAS REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. ROOT CAUSE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED AS THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO ADEQUATELY INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT PROVIDED. IT IS REPORTED THAT A NON-ZIMMER BIOMET CUP, LINER WAS USED WITH THE BIOMET HEAD. ZIMMER-BIOMET HAS NOT CONFIRMED THE COMPATIBILITY OF THIS COMBINATION OF DEVICES, AND THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN OFF-LABEL USE OF THIS PRODUCT. HOWEVER, IT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED THAT THIS INCOMPATIBILITY HAS ANY DEFINITIVE RELATIONSHIP TO THE REPORTED EVENT. A SUMMARY OF THE INVESTIGATION WAS SENT TO THE COMPLAINANT CONVEYING PROPER SURGICAL TECHNIQUE AND USE OF THE DEVICE. 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY AND A LOOSE LINER TWO YEARS POST IMPLANTATION. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING A CLICKING SOUND AND PAIN POST REVISION. TESTS SHOWED PATIENT HAD FLUID WHICH WAS DRAINED. PATIENT IS ALSO EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS IN THE TOES. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED. REVIEW OF THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED INDICATED NO CHANGE TO PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED INVESTIGATION RESULTS.

Description of Event or Problem

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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: COCR HEAD PN: 163651 LN: 477330. REPORTED EVENT WAS UNABLE TO BE CONFIRMED. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) WAS REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES RELEVANT TO THE REPORTED EVENT WERE FOUND. REVIEW OF COMPLAINT HISTORY DETERMINED THAT NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AS NO TRENDS WERE IDENTIFIED. ROOT CAUSE WAS UNABLE TO BE 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

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT HAS UNDERGONE THREE HIP REVISION SURGERIES. PATIENT CONTINUES EXPERIENCE CLICK SOUNDS AND PAIN. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; HOWEVER, NO INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING A CLICKING SOUND AND PAIN POST REVISION. TESTS SHOWED PATIENT HAD FLUID WHICH WAS DRAINED. PATIENT ALSO REPORTED HER HIP CAUGHT AND SHE FELL DOWN. PATIENT IS ALSO EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS IN THE TOES. REVISION IS BEING PLANNED YET NONE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DATE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.