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| Model Number |
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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Bone Fracture(s) (1870)
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| Date of Event |
06/11/2019
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Concomitant medical products: anatomical shoulderâ¿¢ reverse, screw system, 4.5-30c.Catalog no#: 0104223030, lot#: 2951970.Anatomical shoulderâ¿¢ reverse, screw system, 4.5-30, catalog no#:0104223030, lot#: 2958236.Anatomical shoulderâ¿¢ reverse, humeral cup, 0â°, retro, catalog no#: 0104223100, lot#: 2930688.Anatomical shoulderâ¿¢ reverse, humeral insert, pe, 36-0, catalog no#: 0104223360 ; lot#: 2963439.The manufacturer did not receive x-rays, or other source documents for review.The manufacturer did not receive the device for investigation.The device history records were reviewed and found to be conforming.Additional information has been requested and is currently not available.A cause for this specific event cannot be ascertained from the information provided.As soon as supplemental information becomes available an updated report will be submitted.(b)(4).
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Event or Problem Description
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Patient was implanted on an unknown side and bone fracture was reported during implant surgery due to loosening.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This follow-up report is being filled to relay investigation result.Trend analysis: no trend has been identified.Event description: it was reported that during the initial implant surgery when the surgeon was implanting a humeral head, the stem which has been already implanted became loose and bone appeared to be split.The surgeon decided to leave the implants in place, no fracture fixation was performed.Moreover there is a note, that revision surgery is planned.Review of received data: no medical data such as x-rays, surgical notes or any other case-relevant documents received.Device analysis: no product was returned to zimmer biomet for in-depth analysis.Review of product documentation: this device is intended for treatment.Dhr review: the quality records show that all specified characteristics (material, dimensions, surface, etc.) have met the specifications valid at the time of production.Conclusion: the investigation results did not identify a non-conformance or a complaint out of box (coob).As no surgical report was received, it cannot be confirmed that the surgical steps were followed correctly.No x-rays or ct scans have been received, therefore the event cannot be recreated and no evaluation of the quality of the patient's bone can be done.Therefore, based on the available information, we were not able to identify an exact root cause for this issue.The need for corrective measures is not indicated and zimmer gmbh considers this case as closed.Zimmer biomet¿s reference number of this file is (b)(4).
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Event or Problem Description
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Please refer to report 0009613350-2019-00418.
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