FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY TIBIAL INSERT

MDR report key: 1911514 · Received November 29, 2010

Report

Report Number
1818910-2010-09240
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 29, 2010
Date of Event
November 3, 2010
Report Date
November 3, 2010
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, 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 POLYETHYLENE WEAR WITHOUT THE PRODUCT TO EXAMINE. IT WAS NOTED THE PRODUCT WAS IMPLANTED FOR SIXTEEN YEARS PRIOR TO REVISION. BASED ON THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, A NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT AND/OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS POLY WEAR AND INSTABILITY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN DEPUY TIBIAL INSERT TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT JWH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Required Intervention