FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNK DEPUY PATELLA

MDR report key: 1033930 · Received April 24, 2008

Report

Report Number
1818910-2008-01152
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 24, 2008
Date of Event
March 13, 2008
Report Date
March 25, 2008
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
HTG
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION WAS NOT POSSIBLE, AS THE PRODUCTS WERE NOT RETURNED. PRODUCT INFO REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE REPORTED EVENTS BASED ON THE PROVIDED INFO. BASED ON THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, A NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. SHOULD THE PRODUCTS AND/OR ADD'L INFO BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BILATERAL PT CONTACTED DEPUY VIA THE WEBSITE STATING THAT SHE WAS REVISED BECAUSE OF PAIN. MEDICAL RECORDS FROM THE RIGHT KNEE REVISION INDICATE THAT THE PATELLA WAS NOTABLY LOOSE AND EASILY REMOVED. THE PROXIMAL TIBIAL IMPLANTS WAS EASILY REMOVED AND FOUND TO BE LOOSENED IN THE MEDIAL ASPECT.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention