FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY PINNACLE CUP

MDR report key: 2213186 · Received August 12, 2011

Report

Report Number
1818910-2011-15321
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 12, 2011
Date of Event
March 15, 2011
Report Date
July 13, 2011
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CORRECTED: DATE OF IMPLANT. DEPUY STILL CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). TERRITORY 230 REPORTS: PATIENT CONTACTED DEPUY AS A RESULT OF THE ASR RECALL TO INITIATE A CLAIM. MEDICAL RECORDS WERE OBTAINED WHICH INDICATES THAT THE PATIENT HAD PINNACLE DEVICES. MEDICAL RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN. TWO OF THE SCREWS HOLDING THE CUP IN PLACE WERE LOOSE. ADDITIONALLY IT IS NOTED THAT THE CUP SHOWED NO INGROWTH. DOI: UNK; DOR: (B)(6) 2011 (RIGHT HIP). THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND OR A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE REQUIRED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO DETERMINE A ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT AND / OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT CONTACTED DEPUY AS A RESULT OF THE ASR RECALL TO INITIATE A CLAIM. MEDICAL RECORDS WERE OBTAINED WHICH INDICATES THAT THE PT HAD PINNACLE DEVICES. MEDICAL RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE PT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN. TWO OF THE SCREWS HOLDING THE CUP IN PLACE WERE LOOSE. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS NOTED THAT THE CUP SHOWED NO INGROWTH.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN DEPUY PINNACLE CUP TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT KWA DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR Required Intervention