FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PRESERVATION UNI FEM CEM SZ2

MDR report key: 1053436 · Received May 27, 2008

Report

Report Number
1818910-2008-01741
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 27, 2008
Date of Event
April 29, 2008
Report Date
April 29, 2008
Manufacturer
DEPUY - CORK, A DIV OF DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS
Product Code
HRY
PMA / PMN Number
K010810
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EXAMINATION OF THE SUBMITTED DEVICES FOUND EVIDENCE SUGGESTING POOR FIXATION OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND OF ACCELERATED/UNEXPECTED POLYETHYLENE WEAR. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE POOR DEVICE FIXATION. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND SUGGESTING PROD ERROR WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AND THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADD'L INFO BE REC'D, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT REVISED TO ADDRESS LOOSENING OF FEMORAL COMPONENT/CEMENT INTERFACE, CEMENT MANUFACTURED BY OTHERS. POLYETHYLENE WEAR AND SYNOVITIS NOTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PRESERVATION UNI FEM CEM SZ2 87HRY HRY DEPUY - CORK, A DIV OF DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS NA 2024198

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 52 YR Required Intervention