FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY HEAD BALL

MDR report key: 1250771 · Received December 2, 2008

Report

Report Number
1818910-2008-05703
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 2, 2008
Date of Event
November 10, 2008
Report Date
November 10, 2008
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
KWY
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EXAMINATION WAS NOT POSSIBLE, AS THE DEVICES WERE NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS ALSO NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PROD AND/OR LOT CODES WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PROD CONTRIBUTION/ERROR WITH REGARD TO THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFO AVAILABLE. 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 DISLOCATION AND POLYETHYLENE WEAR OF LINER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN DEPUY HEAD BALL TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT KWY DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR Required Intervention