FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY LINER

MDR report key: 1885120 · Received October 22, 2010

Report

Report Number
1818910-2010-07463
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 22, 2010
Date of Event
September 22, 2010
Report Date
September 22, 2010
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JDI
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IMPLANTS FOR THE REVISION NOT SENT WITH ORIGINAL SHIPMENT, INADVERTENTLY LEFT AT THE OFFICE, HAD TO GO BACK AND PICK UP IMPLANTS AT OFFICE CAUSING A 45 MIN DELAY. THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE REQUIRED WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITHOUT DEVICE EXAMINATION. HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH NOT RETURNED, IT WOULD NOT BE UNREASONABLE TO FIND POLY MATERIAL WEAR AFTER THE LENGTH OF TIME REPORTED AS IMPLANTED. THE IMPLANTS HAVING BEEN LEFT IN THE OFFICE AND NOT DELIVERED TO THE HOSPITAL IS CONSIDERED A TERRITORY OFFICE SERVICE ERROR AND HAS BEEN ENTERED FOR TRENDING PURPOSES. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT OR ADDITIONAL INFO BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT REVISED FOR POLYETHYLENE WEAR OF LINER. IMPLANTS NOT SENT WITH ORIGINAL SHIPMENT, HAD TO GO BACK AND PICK UP IMPLANTS AT OFFICE CAUSING A 45 MIN DELAY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN DEPUY LINER TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT JDI DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 88 YR Required Intervention