BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    UNKNOWN DEPUY PATELLA

    MDR report key: 1833720 · Received September 8, 2010

    Report

    Report Number
    1818910-2010-06411
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    September 8, 2010
    Date of Event
    August 26, 2010
    Report Date
    August 26, 2010
    Manufacturer
    DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
    Product Code
    HTG
    PMA / PMN Number
    NA
    Removal / Correction Number
    NA
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    AK, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    THE PRODUCT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EXAMINATION. PRODUCT INFORMATION REQUIRED IN RETRIEVING THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR REVIEWING AND SEARCHING THE COMPLAINT DATABASE BY LOT CODE WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE REPORTED POLYETHYLENE WEAR WITHOUT THE PRODUCT TO EXAMINE; HOWEVER, POLYETHYLENE WEAR AFTER APPROXIMATELY NINETEEN YEARS IMPLANTATION SHOULD NOT BE UNEXPECTED. BASED ON THE PERFORMED 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, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    PATIENT REVISED FOR OSTEOLYSIS AND POLYETHYLENE WEAR OF INSERT AND PATELLA.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 UNKNOWN DEPUY PATELLA TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT HTG DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNKNOWN

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 82 YR Required Intervention