FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNK DEPUY SZ4 14MM INSERT

MDR report key: 1800803 · Received August 10, 2010

Report

Report Number
1818910-2010-05703
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 10, 2010
Date of Event
July 26, 2010
Report Date
July 26, 2010
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EXAMINATION. THE PRODUCT CODE AND LOT CODE REQUIRED TO SEARCH THE COMPLAINT DATABASE WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE REPORTED EVENT WITHOUT THE PRODUCT TO EXAMINE AND INSUFFICIENT PRODUCT INFO. IT WAS NOTED THE PRODUCT WAS IMPLANTED FOR SIXTEEN YEARS PRIOR TO REVISION. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND SUGGESTING PRODUCT ERROR WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT AND/OR ADDITIONAL INFO BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS MODERATE POLY WEAR OF THE INSERT, SEVERE OSTEOLYSIS, AND LOOSENING OF THE TIBIAL AND FEMORAL COMPONENTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNK DEPUY SZ4 14MM INSERT TOTAL KNEE PROSTHESIS JWH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Required Intervention