FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ASR UNI FEMORAL IMPL SIZE 45

MDR report key: 1954348 · Received January 5, 2011

Report

Report Number
1818910-2011-00076
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 5, 2011
Date of Event
November 29, 2010
Report Date
December 30, 2013
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
WI, US
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 2010 FOLLOWING A HHE (HEALTH HAZARD EVALUATION). FURTHER ANALYSIS REGARDING THE ASR PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE DOCUMENTED, AS DETERMINED PERTINENT, IN (B)(4) AND (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 INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. DEPUY STILL CONSIDERS THIS INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS A LOOSE, PAINFUL ASR CUP, WHICH WAS FIXED IN A FEW SPOTS, BUT WAS MOSTLY FIBROUS TISSUE. THE TISSUE IN THE HIP WAS BROWN AND CHUNKY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

**UPDATE** (B)(4) 2013 - PLAINTIFF¿S PRELIMINARY DISCLOSURE FORM WAS RECEIVED, WHICH IDENTIFIED BROWNISH DEBRIS. THE COMPLAINT AND ASSOCIATED MDRS WERE UPDATED. THERE WAS NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ASR UNI FEMORAL IMPL SIZE 45 87KWA KWA DEPUY INTERNATIONAL, LTD. NA 2465421

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Required Intervention