FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNK DEPUY FEMORAL

MDR report key: 1000394 · Received February 19, 2008

Report

Report Number
1818910-2008-00385
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 19, 2008
Date of Event
January 23, 2008
Report Date
January 23, 2008
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
HSA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ALTHOUGH THE EXACT DATE OF THE PRIMARY SURGERY IS UNK, IT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE OCCURRED APPROX 2-3 YRS AGO. EVAL WAS NOT POSSIBLE, AS THE PROD WAS NOT RETURNED. THE INVESTIGATION WAS LIMITED TO THE INFO PROVIDED, AS THE PROD CODE AND LOT #S REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND COMPLAINT HISTORY WERE NOT PROVIDED. ALTHOUGH THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE REPORTED EVENT BASED ON THE PROVIDED INFO, THE INITIAL REPORT INDICATES THAT POOR BONE QUALITY MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PROD AND/OR ADD'L INFO BE REC'D TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS LOOSENING OF THE FEMUR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNK DEPUY FEMORAL TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT HSA DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR Required Intervention