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166574 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Bone Fracture(s) (1870)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the patient experienced a tibial bone fracture after implantation of oxford knee prosthesis.It was mentioned that competitor keel blades were used to prep the bone during initial implantation.The tibia was plated, no implant revised.Due diligence is in progress for this complaint; no further additional information or product has been received.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).D10 - associated medical devices: unknown oxford femoral component; item# unknown; lot# unknown.Unknown oxford bearing; item# unknown; lot# unknown.G2 - foreign: the netherlands.The device will not be returned for analysis; however, an investigation of the reported event is in progress.Once the investigation is completed, a supplemental medwatch 3500a will be submitted.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional information.No product was returned or pictures provided; visual and dimensional evaluations could not be performed.A review of the device manufacturing records confirmed no abnormalities or deviations that could be related to the reported event.A review for compatibility of the reported de soutter manufactured blades used in the surgery identified that these blades are not validated for the use with zimmer biomet oxford cementless implants and guides.Review of the complaint history identified additional similar complaints for the reported item and no additional similar complaints for the reported part and lot combination.Complaints are monitored per complaint trending process.Initial op notes were provided and reviewed by a health care professional however information was limited.There were no intraoperative complications identified.Radiographs were provided and reviewed by a radiologist.The review identified that two views of the left knee labelled immediate postop demonstrate a left medial compartment hemi arthroplasty.Femoral component may be internally rotated but is otherwise in normal position.Surgical skin staples are seen.Images labelled fracture demonstrate a vertically oriented fracture extending from the tibial peg inferiorly also with subsidence of the tibial component.With the available information a definitive root cause cannot be determined however, it is not clear that the de soutter blades allow for an adequate keel cut in all dimensions: width, length, and depth.Zimmer biomet offers blades specifically designed to be used with oxford cementless partial knee implants, and the dimensions of the blades and templates are aligned for the appropriate clearances and tolerances.The use of the de soutter blades may therefore be contributory to the reported tibial bone fracture.Zimmer biomet legal dept have issued notice on de soutter regarding this reported event demanding that de soutter cease promoting their keel saw blade system for the use with zimmer biomet oxford cementless partial knees.If any further information is found which would change or alter any conclusions or information, a supplemental report will be filed accordingly.Zimmer biomet will continue to monitor for trends.
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Event or Problem Description
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No further event information available at the time of this report.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that approximately seven months ago, the patient underwent an initial left cementless medial unicondylar knee arthroplasty.Subsequently, the patient was revised on an unknown date due to tibial fracture.No further event information available at the time of this report.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).This follow-up report is being submitted to relay additional information.The following sections were updated: b4, b5, d1, d4, d6, d10, e1, g3, g6, h2, h4, h6, h11.D10 - associated medical devices: oxford ph3 cementless fem sz s; item# 154925; lot# 7455184.Oxf anat brg lt sm size 3 pma; item# 159540; lot# 7481307.If any further information is found which would change or alter any conclusions or information, a supplemental report will be filed accordingly.Zimmer biomet will continue to monitor for trends.
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