FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ADAPTER SLEEVE 11/13+0

MDR report key: 2002897 · Received February 16, 2011

Report

Report Number
1818910-2011-02439
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 16, 2011
Date of Event
December 29, 2010
Report Date
January 17, 2011
Manufacturer
DEPUY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
K040627
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

**UPDATE** 01/17/2011 - 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 INO THE TRUNNION 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. EXAMINATION OF THE REPORTED DEVICE WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS IT WAS NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINTS DATABASES FINDS NO OTHER REPORTS AGAINST THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE COMBINATION SINCE ITS RELEASE TO DISTRIBUTION. THE INVESTIGATION CAN DRAW NO CONCLUSION WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS NOT BEEN INDICATED. 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 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

PT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS HIP PAIN. 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 INO THE TRUNNION ON THE S-ROM STEM. THE S-ROM SLEEVE WAS WELL FIXED AND DID NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF CORROSION; IT WAS LEFT IMPLANTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ADAPTER SLEEVE 11/13+0 87KWA KWA DEPUY INTERNATIONAL, LTD. NA 2291441

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 51 YR Required Intervention