FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY TIBIAL INSERT

MDR report key: 1020294 · Received March 25, 2008

Report

Report Number
1818910-2008-00930
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 25, 2008
Date of Event
March 10, 2008
Report Date
March 10, 2008
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
HSH
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EXAMINATION WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED. THE INVESTIGATION WAS LIMITED TO THE INFO PROVIDED, AS THE PRODUCT CODE AND LOT NUMBERS 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, IT WOULD NOT BE UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT SOME WEAR AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS OF IMPLANTATION. THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT AND/OR ADD'L INFO BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT WAS REVISED BECAUSE OF LOOSENING. OSTEOLYSIS AND WEAR WERE NOTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN DEPUY TIBIAL INSERT TOTAL KNEE PROSTHESIS HSH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 73 YR Required Intervention