FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DVR ANATOMIC STANDARD LEFT

MDR report key: 2111496 · Received May 13, 2011

Report

Report Number
1818910-2011-08486
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 13, 2011
Date of Event
April 15, 2011
Report Date
April 15, 2011
Manufacturer
DEPUY ACE S.A. 'R.L.
Product Code
LXT
PMA / PMN Number
K050932
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A LOT SPECIFIC COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE LOT CODE REQUIRED WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFO AVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO DETERMINE A ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED. SHOULD ANY ADDITIONAL INFO BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS A DVRA-L PLATE WHICH BROKE INTO TWO PIECES ONE MONTH POST-OP. PLATE WAS BROKEN AT THE DISTAL SCREW HOLE IN THE SHAFT OF THE PLATE. THE SURGEON SUSPECTS THAT THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY EITHER A TRAUMA DUE TO A VERY HIGHLY ACTIVE AND OCCASIONALLY NONCOMPLIANT PT, OR A MANUFACTURING ERROR IN THE PARTICULAR PLATE. ACTUAL CAUSE IS UNK.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DVR ANATOMIC STANDARD LEFT 87LXT LXT DEPUY ACE S.A. 'R.L. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 34 YR Required Intervention