FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

AMK FEMORAL SIZE 2+ LT

MDR report key: 1233634 · Received November 14, 2008

Report

Report Number
1818910-2008-05411
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 14, 2008
Date of Event
July 24, 2008
Report Date
October 24, 2008
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
K864671
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL WAS NOT POSSIBLE, AS THE PRODUCTS WERE NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE DID NOT REVEAL ANY OTHER REPORTS AGAINST THE MFG LOTS. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE REPORTED DISLOCATIONS; HOWEVER, PROVIDED INFO INDICATED POOR DEVICE ALIGNMENT WAS A POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND SUGGESTING PRODUCT ERROR WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AND THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT AND/OR ADD'L INFO BE REC'D, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE SURGEON REPORTED RECURRENT DISLOCATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AMK FEMORAL SIZE 2+ LT 87JWH JWH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA TX1A71005

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 85 YR Required Intervention