FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PFC*SIGMA/OV/DOME PAT 3PEG,41

MDR report key: 1983478 · Received January 31, 2011

Report

Report Number
1818910-2011-01324
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 31, 2011
Date of Event
January 3, 2011
Report Date
January 3, 2011
Manufacturer
DEPUY IRELAND
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
K961685
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CT, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EXAMINATION. PRODUCT INFO 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 INFO. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTION ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT AND/OR ADD'L INFO BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN REOPENED DUE TO RECEIVING PART AND LOT NUMBER. DEPUY WILL NOTIFY THE FDA WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE DID NOT FIND ANY ADDITIONAL REPORTS AGAINST THE SUPPLIED PRODUCT/LOT CODE COMBINATION. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE REPORTED EVENT BASED ON THE NEWLY SUPPLIED INFORMATION. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND SUGGESTING PRODUCT ERROR WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO DETERMINE A ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS 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 REVISED FOR INSTABILITY. REVISION SURGERY FOUND POLYETHYLENE WEAR ON THE PATELLA.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PFC*SIGMA/OV/DOME PAT 3PEG,41 PATELLA JWH DEPUY IRELAND NA 2216201

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 61 YR Required Intervention