FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY LCS LG 10MM MEDIAL LEFT 10MM MENISCAL BEARING

MDR report key: 1850920 · Received September 29, 2010

Report

Report Number
1818910-2010-06919
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 29, 2010
Date of Event
September 14, 2010
Report Date
September 14, 2010
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
NJL
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, 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 IN RETRIEVING THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR REVIEWING AND SEARCHING THE COMPLAINT DATABASE WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE REPORTED EVENT BASED ON THE LACK OF THE PRODUCT TO EXAMINE AND INSUFFICIENT PRODUCT INFO. IT WAS NOTED THE PRODUCT WAS IMPLANTED FOR TWENTY-ONE YEARS PRIOR TO THE NEED FOR REVISION. 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 INFO BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS SLIGHT POLY WEAR ON PATELLA AND BROKEN MEDIAL MENISCAL BEARING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN DEPUY LCS LG 10MM MEDIAL LEFT 10MM MENISCAL BEARING TOTAL KNEE PROSTHESIS NJL DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 85 YR Required Intervention