FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY LINER

MDR report key: 1153054 · Received September 5, 2008

Report

Report Number
1818910-2008-03894
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 5, 2008
Date of Event
August 26, 2008
Report Date
August 26, 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
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EXAMINATION WAS NOT POSSIBLE, AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS ALSO NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE WAS UNAVAILABLE. ALTHOUGH UNAVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION, IT WOULD NOT BE UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT SOME DEGREE OF POLY MATERIAL WEAR AFTER APPROXIMATELY NINE YEARS OF IMPLANTATION. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION/ERROR REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS POLY WEAR OF THE LINER (RIGHT SIDE).

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR Required Intervention