FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

3.5MM CORT LOCK SCRW 24MM

MDR report key: 1842445 · Received September 17, 2010

Report

Report Number
1818910-2010-06875
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 17, 2010
Date of Event
September 8, 2010
Report Date
September 8, 2010
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
HRS
PMA / PMN Number
K082300
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NM, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A LOT SPECIFIC COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE LOT CODES REQUIRED WERE NOT PROVIDED. PROVIDED INFORMATION STATES THE PT WAS SUSPECTED OF HAVING AN INFECTION DUE TO ESCHAR SCABS. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED. SHOULD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE REC'D 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 SUSPECTED INFECTION DUE TO ESCHAR-SCABS AND WOULD NOT HEAL, AS WELL AS PAIN. THE FRACTURE HAS NOT FUSED, SO THE PLATES AND SCREWS WERE REMOVED AND AN EXTERNAL FIXATION WAS PLACED. QTY:2.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 3.5MM CORT LOCK SCRW 24MM 87HRS HRS DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 69 YR