FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNK

MDR report key: 211304 · Received February 23, 1999

Report

Report Number
2219689-1999-00035
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 23, 1999
Date of Event
May 6, 1994
Report Date
February 22, 1999
Manufacturer
HOWMEDICA INC.
Product Code
JWH
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTER STATED, "ON NOVEMBER 20, 1990, THE PLAINTIFF UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR A REPLACEMENT OF HIS LEFT HIP. ON MAY 6, 1994, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND THE PLAINTIFF UNDERWENT A SECOND SURGERY TO REMOVE A PORTION OF THE IMPLANTED SYSTEM THAT ALLEGEDLY HAD FAILED."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNK Implant IMPLANT JWH HOWMEDICA INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention