FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL COMPONENT

MDR report key: 1190357 · Received October 3, 2008

Report

Report Number
1818910-2008-04318
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 3, 2008
Date of Event
September 5, 2008
Report Date
September 5, 2008
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JWH
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION WAS NOT POSSIBLE, AS THE PRODUCTS WERE NOT RETURNED. PRODUCT INFORMATION REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION WAS LIMITED TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT REPORTED POLYETHYLENE WEAR OR DEVICE LOOSENING BASED ON THE PROVIDED INFORMATION. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION FINDINGS, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCTS AND/OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT REVISED TO ADDRESS LOOSE FEMUR AND PATELLA; OSTEOLYSIS; AND POLYETHYLENE WEAR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL COMPONENT TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT JWH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. N/A UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR Required Intervention