FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PFC CVD TB INS, SZ4, 10.0MM

MDR report key: 1833741 · Received September 8, 2010

Report

Report Number
1818910-2010-06410
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
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
K884796
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 PFC CVD TB INS, SZ4, 10.0MM JWH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 82 YR Required Intervention