FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ASR ACETABULAR CUPS 52

MDR report key: 1972462 · Received January 26, 2011

Report

Report Number
1818910-2011-01080
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 26, 2011
Date of Event
December 29, 2010
Report Date
December 29, 2010
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
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPDATE 1/17/2011 - OPERATIVE REPORT FROM THE REVISION SURGERY REPORTS REVISION DUE TO METALLOSIS AND ACETABULAR MALPOSITION. IT IS FURTHER STATED IN THE OP REPORT THAT CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED AROUND THE ASR HEAD AND NO THE TRUNION ON THE S-ROM STEM. THE S-ROM SLEEVE WAS WELL FIXED AND DID NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF CORROSION; IT WAS LEFT IMPLANTED. LOT NUMBERS WERE IDENTIFIED BY INVOICE SEARCH. THE ASR PLATFORM WAS VOLUNTARILY RECALLED FROM THE MARKET IN AUGUST 2010, AND THE ASR PRODUCT CODES ARE NOW CONSIDERED INACTIVE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS INDIVIDUAL INCIDENT WILL NOT BE UNDERTAKEN, AS THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE ROOT CAUSE(S) AND/OR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. REF (B)(4). 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

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) 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS HIP PAIN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ASR ACETABULAR CUPS 52 87KWA KWA DEPUY INTERNATIONAL, LTD. NA 2183585

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 51 YR Required Intervention