FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ASR ACETABULAR IMP 54

MDR report key: 1933698 · Received December 17, 2010

Report

Report Number
1818910-2010-09158
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 17, 2010
Date of Event
November 19, 2010
Report Date
November 19, 2010
Manufacturer
DEPUY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. A LOT SPECIFIC COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH AND/OR A REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE 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 AN HHE (HEALTH HAZARD EVALUATION.) FURTHER ANALYSIS REGARDING THE ASR PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE DOCUMENTED, AS DETERMINED PERTINENT, IN (B)(4). BASED ON THE INABILITY TO DETERMINE A ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR FURTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED AT THIS TIME.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO 510(K) NUMBER PROVIDED BECAUSE THIS IMPLANT IS SOLD INTERNATIONALLY WITH DIFFERENT INDICATIONS FOR USE; IT IS CURRENTLY SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES UNDER A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER. THIS COMPLAINT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. DEPUY WILL NOTIFY THE FDA OF THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION ONCE IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PRIMARY THR ON (B)(6) 2008. LONG STANDING DISCOMFORT IN PROSTHETIC JOINT. DURING REVISION SURGERY, FAIRLY LARGE PSEUDO-TUMOUR EXCISED OVER JOINT, WITH COPIOUS AMOUNT OF LIGHT BROWN COLOURED FLUID.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ASR ACETABULAR IMP 54 TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT KWA DEPUY INTERNATIONAL, LTD. NA UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 64 YR Required Intervention