FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNK - RIGHT TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT

MDR report key: 1890014 · Received November 1, 2010

Report

Report Number
2249697-2010-01434
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 1, 2010
Date of Event
August 17, 2009
Report Date
October 6, 2010
Manufacturer
STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH
Product Code
JDI
PMA / PMN Number
UNK
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE CANNOT BE PERFORMED AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER AS IT IS IMPLANTED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE THEN IT WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "PT HAD A RIGHT TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT DONE. EVER SINCE THE PT HAD HIS SURGERY HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERE PAIN AND IS UNABLE TO WALK WITHOUT A WALKER. HE CAN WALK A FEW STEPS AND THEN HAS TO SIT DOWN. PT NOW USES A WHEEL CHAIR FOR MOST OF HIS TRANSPORTATION. PT FOLLOWED UP WITH THIS SURGEON ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS REGARDING HIS PAIN. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN; SURGEON STATED THAT THE IMPLANTS LOOKED TO BE IN PLACE AND THE PT WAS PRESCRIBED PAIN MEDICATION. PT RECENTLY VISITED HIS SURGEON ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND THE DR. STATED THAT THE PT MAY HAVE A DEEP INFECTION AND THE ONLY WAY TO TELL WOULD BE TO OPERATE. PT STATED THAT IT WAS OK TO CONTACT HIS SURGEON."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNK - RIGHT TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT IMPLANT JDI STRYKER ORTHOPAEDICS MAHWAH NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 89 YR Other| R