FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNK DEPUY SZ3 FEMUR

MDR report key: 1923628 · Received December 9, 2010

Report

Report Number
1818910-2010-09529
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 9, 2010
Date of Event
November 9, 2010
Report Date
November 9, 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
NH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EXAMINATION. PRODUCT INFORMATION REQUIRED IN RETRIEVING THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR REVIEWING AND SEARCHING THE COMPLAINT DATABASE BY LOT CODE WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE REPORTED EVENT BASED ON THE LACK OF THE PRODUCT TO EXAMINE AND INSUFFICIENT PRODUCT INFORMATION. BASED ON THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE 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

PT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS POLY WEAR OF THE INSERT AND LOOSENING OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AND TIBIAL. LOOSENING OCCURRED AT THE CEMENT/IMPLANT INTERFACE. COMPETITOR'S CEMENT WAS USED IN THE PRIMARY SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNK DEPUY SZ3 FEMUR TOTAL KNEE PROSTHESIS JWH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR Required Intervention