FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LCS PATELLA

MDR report key: 2033702 · Received March 17, 2011

Report

Report Number
1818910-2011-03864
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 17, 2011
Report Date
February 15, 2011
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JWH
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

EXAMINATION OF THE REPORTED DEVICES AND/OR PATIENT X-RAYS WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THEY WERE NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FINDS NO RELATED MANUFACTURING DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINTS DATABASES FINDS NO OTHER REPORTS AGAINST THE PROVIDED PRODUCT AND LOT CODE COMBINATIONS SINCE THEIR 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

THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH ANTERIOR KNEE PAIN. PATIENT REQUIRED A PATELLA REPLACEMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LCS PATELLA TOTAL KNEE PROSTHESIS JWH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Required Intervention