FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY LINER

MDR report key: 1314302 · Received February 16, 2009

Report

Report Number
1818910-2009-00715
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 16, 2009
Date of Event
February 1, 2009
Report Date
February 1, 2009
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
KWB
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EXAMINATION WAS NOT POSSIBLE, AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS ALSO NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE WAS UNAVAILABLE. ALTHOUGH UNAVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION, IT WOULD NOT BE UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT POLY MATERIAL WEAR AFTER APPROX 15 YEARS OF IMPLANTATION. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION/ERROR REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT AND/OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS POLY WEAR AND OSTEOLYSIS.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Required Intervention