FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY SZ3 LUSTER STEM

MDR report key: 1913871 · Received November 30, 2010

Report

Report Number
1818910-2010-09147
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 30, 2010
Date of Event
November 1, 2010
Report Date
November 1, 2010
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
KWY
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODES REQUIRED WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFO AVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO IDENTIFY A ROOT CAUSE, 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 WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS LOOSENING OF THE STEM AT THE IMPLANT/CEMENT INTERFACE (UNKNOWN CEMENT MANUFACTURER). POLY WEAR OF THE LINER WAS ALSO FOUND.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN DEPUY SZ3 LUSTER STEM TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS KWY DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 72 YR Required Intervention