FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ASR ACETABULAR CUPS 46

MDR report key: 1895181 · Received November 8, 2010

Report

Report Number
1818910-2010-07711
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 8, 2010
Date of Event
October 12, 2010
Report Date
October 12, 2010
Manufacturer
DEPUY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
K040627
Removal / Correction Number
Z-1749/1816-2011
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEPUY STILL CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT AND/OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEPUY STILL CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE NECESSARY LOT CODES WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT. ALTHOUGH, THE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED, IT IS KNOWN THAT THE ASR PLATFORM WAS VOLUNTARILY RECALLED IN AUGUST OF 2010 FOLLOWING THE HHE (HEALTH HAZARD EVAL). FURTHER ANALYSIS WILL BE DOCUMENTED ON WWCAPA (B)(4) . BASED ON THE INABILITY TO DETERMINE A ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR FURTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED AT THIS TIME. 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 A LOOSE ASR CUP.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS A LOOSE ASR CUP. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: LITIGATION PAPERS ALLEGE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ONGOING PAIN AND EXPOSURE TO METAL IONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ASR ACETABULAR CUPS 46 87KWA KWA DEPUY INTERNATIONAL, LTD. NA 1959234

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Required Intervention