FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LEAVE ACTIVE PFC OVPAT38MM STD

MDR report key: 1033941 · Received April 24, 2008

Report

Report Number
1818910-2008-01250
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 24, 2008
Date of Event
March 25, 2008
Report Date
March 25, 2008
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
K935262
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT CONFIRM THE REPORTED "PATELLA WAS FREE-FLOATING IN JOINT; HOWEVER, EVIDENCE WAS FOUND OF PREFERENTIAL LOADING OF THE PATELLA ONTO THE FEMORAL COMPONENT, WHICH COULD CONTRIBUTE TO LOSS OF FIXATION OF THE PATELLA COMPONENT. PRODUCT INFO REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE DEVICE HISTORY WAS NOT PROVIDED. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND SUGGESTING PRODUCT ERROR WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AND THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT INDICATED. IN ADDITION, THE PRODUCT CODES ARE OBSOLETE ITEMS. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFO BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATELLA WAS FREE FLOATING IN JOINT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LEAVE ACTIVE PFC OVPAT38MM STD 87JWH JWH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 87 YR Required Intervention