MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ENCORE MEDICAL L.P. DISCOVERY ELBOW; DISC CONDYLE KIT WITH HEXALOBULA

Catalog Number 114700

Device Problem Insufficient Information (3190)

Patient Problem No Code Available (3191)

Event Date 04/21/2015

Event Type  Injury  

Event Description

Revision surgery - due to unknown reason.

Manufacturer Narrative

The reason for this revision surgery was due to an unknown cause.The previous surgery and the revision detailed in this investigation occurred 2.8 years apart.There is no information in this complaint about any patient injuries, activities, or accidents that may have contributed to the need for this revision surgery.There are no reported pre-existing patient health conditions.The healthcare professional indicated there was no delay in surgery and another suitable device was available for use.The revision surgery was completed as intended.The device was not made available to djo surgical for examination.A review of the implant device history records (dhr), shows that the reported component(s) used in the previous surgery met design and manufacturing requirements.There were no non-conforming material reports (ncmrs) associated with the product that may have contributed to the reported event.As of 6-apr-2018, the records needed to verify an acceptable sterilization process, have not been forwarded by zimmer-biomet.Should zimmer-biomet provide the needed records at a later time, this investigation shall be updated.Customer complaint history of the reported device showed no present trends or on-going issues that are in need of review.The root cause of this complaint was a revision surgery for unknown cause.There were no findings during this investigation that indicate that the reported device was defective.There are multiple factors that may contribute to an event that are outside of the control of djo surgical.Inventory containment is not required as there are no indications of a product or process issue affecting implant safety or effectiveness.

• Brand Name: DISCOVERY ELBOW
• Type of Device: DISC CONDYLE KIT WITH HEXALOBULA
• Manufacturer (Section D): ENCORE MEDICAL L.P.; 9800 metric blvd; austin TX 78758 5445
• MDR Report Key: 7129201
• MDR Text Key: 95227864
• Report Number: 1644408-2017-01157
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: JDC
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00888912224833
• UDI-Public: (01)00888912224833
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K051975
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 04/09/2018

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 12/19/2017
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 05/31/2022
• Device Catalogue Number: 114700
• Device Lot Number: 886140
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 04/06/2018
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Treatment: (B)(4), LOT 762530; (B)(4), LOT 875750; (B)(4), LOT 762530; (B)(4), LOT 875750
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention