AML SM STATURE 15.0MM
Report
- Report Number
- 1818910-2011-14605
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 12, 2011
- Date of Event
- July 14, 2011
- Report Date
- June 16, 2017
- Manufacturer
- DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
- Product Code
- JDI
- PMA / PMN Number
- K012364
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
PATIENT REVISED DUE TO PAIN. DOI: (B)(6) 2009 DOR: (B)(6) 2011 (LEFT SIDE). UPDATE (B)(4) 2011 - LITIGATION PAPERS ALLEGE AFTER THE SURGERY, PATIENT EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT AND INFLAMMATION IN HIS LEFT THIGH AND GROIN. HE ALSO EXPERIENCED A POPPING AND SNAPPING SENSATION IN HIS HIP-JOINT WHEN WALKING OR MOVING TO AND FROM A SITTING POSITION. THERE IS NO NEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WOULD AFFECT THE INVESTIGATION. THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY RELATED MANUFACTURING DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. THIS MATTER IS IN LITIGATION. FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES ARE BEING PERFORMED BY THE DEPUY LEGAL TEAM. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT. 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 OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.
UDI:(B)(4).
(B)(4). INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: NO DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS RECEIVED FOR EXAMINATION. BASED ON PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS THIS COMPLICATION OF JOINT REPLACEMENT IS UNLIKELY TO HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF A DEVICE FAILING TO MEET REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS. THE INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL BE RETAINED FOR POTENTIAL SERIES INVESTIGATIONS IF TRIGGERED BY TREND ANALYSIS, POST MARKET SURVEILLANCE, OR OTHER EVENTS WITHIN THE QUALITY SYSTEM. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT INDICATED. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH , A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH, WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.
THIS COMPLAINT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. DEPUY WILL NOTIFY THE FDA OF THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION ONCE IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
PT REVISED DUE TO PAIN.
ON JUN 16, 2017: LEGAL MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED. AFTER REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS FOR MDR REPORTABILITY IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAINFUL LEFT HIP ARTHROPLASTY WITH A LOOSE FEMORAL COMPONENT. REVISION NOTE STATED, THERE WAS A MINIMAL FLUID ENCOUNTERED UPON EXPOSURE OF THE HIP JOINT. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF INFECTION. FEMORAL COMPONENT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE LOOSE. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT LYTIC OR OTHER BONY EROSIONS OR LOSS. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A METAL-ON-METAL REACTION. NO PSEUDOTUMOR WAS EVIDENT. THERE WAS NO LABORATORY VALUES PROVIDED. ADDED COMPLAINANT INFORMATION AND UPDATE ALL THE PRODUCT INFORMATION. THIS COMPLAINT WAS UPDATED ON: JUN 28, 2017.
PPF ALLEGES LOOSENING OF STEM. ADDED LAWYER AND LAW FIRM.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AML SM STATURE 15.0MM | AML IMPLANT : HIP FEMORAL STEM | JDI | DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US | NA | DD2F81000 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 YR | Required Intervention |