FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY DURALOC CUP

MDR report key: 1051133 · Received May 21, 2008

Report

Report Number
1818910-2008-01876
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 21, 2008
Date of Event
May 9, 2008
Report Date
May 9, 2008
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
KWB
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EXAMINATION WAS NOT POSSIBLE, AS THE DEVICES WERE NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS ALSO NOT POSSIBLE AS THE LOT CODES REQUIRED FOR RETRIEVAL WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PROD CONTRIBUTION/ERROR WITH REGARD TO THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFO AVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, 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 POLY WEAR AND OSTEOLYSIS. CUP WAS WORN ON THE EDGE DUE TO IMPINGEMENT, AND METALLOSIS WAS FOUND IN THE SURROUNDING TISSUES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN DEPUY DURALOC CUP TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS KWB DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 64 YR Required Intervention