FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VERSANAIL 10MMX20CM STERILE

MDR report key: 2151230 · Received June 30, 2011

Report

Report Number
1818910-2011-11926
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 30, 2011
Date of Event
June 2, 2011
Report Date
June 2, 2011
Manufacturer
DEPUY ACE S.A.'R.L.
Product Code
HSB
PMA / PMN Number
K023115
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE AND X-RAYS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. PROVIDED INFO STATES THE PRODUCT WAS IMPLANTED IN FEBRUARY OF 2011 AND EXPLANTED ON (B)(6), 2011. ALTHOUGH THE COMPLAINT IS NON-VERIFIABLE, WEIGHT BEARING TOO SOON MAY BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. IN THE WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS SECTION OF THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE STATES "THESE IMPLANTS ARE INTENDED AS A GUIDE TO NORMAL HEALING AND ARE NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE NORMAL BODY STRUCTURE OR BEAR THE WEIGHT OF THE BODY IN THE PRESENCE OF INCOMPLETE BONE HEALING. DELAYED UNIONS OR NONUNIONS IN THE PRESENCE OF LOAD BEARING OR WEIGHT BEARING MIGHT EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE IMPLANT TO BREAK DUE TO METAL FATIGUE." (B)(4), THE MFG FACILITY, REVIEWED THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND FOUND NO MFG DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE FOUND NO PRIOR REPORTS FOR THIS PART AND LOT NUMBER COMBINATION. REVIEW OF THE (B)(4) SYSTEM SHOW THAT SIX OTHER DEVICES FROM THE REPORTED LOT HAVE BEEN DELIVERED OR INVOICED AND CAN BE REASONABLY CONCLUDED IMPLANTED W/O ISSUE AS NO FURTHER REPORTS ARE IDENTIFIED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFO PROVIDED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED. SHOULD ANY ADD'L INFO BE REC'D TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT REVISED TO ADDRESS BROKEN NAIL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VERSANAIL 10MMX20CM STERILE 87 HSB HSB DEPUY ACE S.A.'R.L. NA DLKBWO

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 28 YR Required Intervention