UNKNOWN KNEE TIBIAL INSERT
Report
- Report Number
- 1818910-2020-12634
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 27, 2020
- Date of Event
- January 9, 2019
- Report Date
- May 18, 2020
- Manufacturer
- DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
- Product Code
- JWH
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GM
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY DEPUY SYNTHES JOINT RECONSTRUCTION, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE PRODUCT, DEPUY SYNTHES JOINT RECONSTRUCTION, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: NO DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS RECEIVED FOR EXAMINATION. A WORLDWIDE LOT SPECIFIC COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH, OR DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW, WAS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE REQUIRED LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL BE RETAINED FOR POTENTIAL SERIES INVESTIGATIONS IF TRIGGERED BY TREND ANALYSIS, POST MARKET SURVEILLANCE, OR OTHER EVENTS WITHIN THE QUALITY SYSTEM. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.
(B)(4). IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. (B)(4).
"THE LITERATURE ARTICLE ENTITLED ¿ARMD REACTION PATTERNS IN KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. A NOVEL HYPOTHETICAL MECHANISM: HINGIOSIS¿, WRITTEN BY NIKLAS KIRCHEN, ET AL, PUBLISHED IN THE ORTHOPEDIST, 9 JANUARY 2019, WAS REVIEWED. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WITHIN THE ARTICLE WAS THE SYMPTOMATIC HISTOPATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ADVERSE TISSUE REACTIONS IN NON-INFECTIOUS KEP FAILURE USING THE EXPANDED SLIM CONSENSUS CLASSIFICATION, THE PARTICLE ALGORITHM, THE ALVAL SCORE AND THE CD3 SCORE. DEPUY PRODUCTS USED: PFC SIGMA. THERE WERE FIVE CASE DESCRIPTIONS; ONLY ONE WAS A DEPUY PRODUCT. ADVERSE EVENT WITH PATIENT ONE, (B)(6) FEMALE: DECREASED ROM AND ADHESIONS; AFTER 12 YEARS THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REPLACEMENT OPERATION SECONDARY TO SYNOVITIS AND SUSPECTED PE CONSUMPTION. INTRAOPERATIVELY, PE CONSUMPTION WAS DETECTED MACROSCOPICALLY WHICH WAS INTERPRETED AS THE STARTING POINT FOR THE METALLIC ABRASION. THERE WAS ALSO PE WEAR OF THE INLAY WHICH CAUSING THE METALLIC BASE SUPPORT PLATES TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER. THE PATIENT ALSO SCORED 10/10 ALVAL."
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556155 | UNKNOWN KNEE TIBIAL INSERT | KNEE TIBIAL INSERT | JWH | DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |