FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACS POLY W/ 10 LIP 32 GR4

MDR report key: 1192012 · Received October 6, 2008

Report

Report Number
1818910-2008-04335
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 6, 2008
Date of Event
September 8, 2008
Report Date
September 8, 2008
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JDI
PMA / PMN Number
K861979
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EXAMINATION WAS NOT POSSIBLE, AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED. A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH FINDS NO OTHER WEAR RELATED INCIDENTS AGAINST THE PROVIDED PROD AND LOT CODE SINCE ITS RELEASE FOR DISTRIBUTION. ALTHOUGH UNAVAILABLE FOR EVAL, IT WOULD NOT BE UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT POLY MATERIAL WEAR AFTER NEARLY 20 YRS OF IMPLANTATION. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PROD ERROR WITH REGARD TO THE REPORTED EVENT. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THIS INVESTIGATION CLOSED. SHOULD THE PROD OR ADD'L INFO THAT CHANGES THIS CONCLUSION BE REC'D, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE REOPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS POLYETHYLENE WEAR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACS POLY W/ 10 LIP 32 GR4 87JDI JDI DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA 172180

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 87 YR Required Intervention