FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
DEPUY LPS FEMORAL HIP PROSTHESIS
MDR report key: 1190208
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Received October 6, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- MW5008549
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 6, 2008
- Date of Event
- October 1, 2008
- Report Date
- October 6, 2008
- Manufacturer
- DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
- Product Code
- JDI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THIS PT UNDERWENT A RIGHT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY WITH A DEPUY LPS PC PROSTHESIS INSERTED. THE PT HAD RECURRENT DISLOCATIONS POST SURGERY REQUIRING A CLOSED REDUCTION ABOUT FOUR DAYS LATER, AND THEN A COMPLETE REDO AT APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER. UPON EVALUATION OF THE FEMORAL STEM, THE MODULAR COMPONENTS WERE COLD-WELDED TOGETHER, AND COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED AND THE WHOLE COMPONENT APPEARED TO HAVE ROTATIONAL INSTABILITY REQUIRING INSERTION OF A NEW PROSTHESIS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEPUY LPS FEMORAL HIP PROSTHESIS | TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS/INSTRUMENT | JDI | DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. | 128712-205 | BW38F1 | |
| 2 | DEPUY LPS FEMORAL HIP PROSTHESIS | TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS/INSTRUMENT | JDI | DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. | CJ6DV1 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization |