FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ASR ACETABULAR IMPLANT 54

MDR report key: 1984608 · Received January 28, 2011

Report

Report Number
1818910-2011-00986
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 28, 2011
Date of Event
December 30, 2010
Report Date
December 30, 2010
Manufacturer
DEPUY INTL., 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 DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. A LOT SPECIFIC COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH AND/OR A REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE NOT POSSIBLE AS THE NECESSARY LOT CODE WAS 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. 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

THIS IMPLANT IS NOT SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES TO BE IMPLANTED FOR THIS INDICATION; IT WOULD BE SOLD UNDER A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER SINCE IT IS ONLY INDICATED TO BE USED AS A HEMI IN THE UNITED STATES AT THIS TIME. 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

ASR RECALL PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ASR ACETABULAR IMPLANT 54 87 KWA KWA DEPUY INTL., LTD. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Required Intervention