BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    UNKNOWN DEPUY PINNACLE HIP

    MDR report key: 2232242 · Received August 18, 2011

    Report

    Report Number
    1818910-2011-15928
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    August 18, 2011
    Report Date
    July 19, 2011
    Manufacturer
    DEPUY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
    Product Code
    LPH
    PMA / PMN Number
    NA
    Removal / Correction Number
    NA
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    CO, US
    Reporter Occupation
    ATTORNEY

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    LITIGATION PAPERS ALLEGE THE FOLLOWING: AFTER THE SURGERY, FRICTION AND WEAR BETWEEN THE COBALT-CHROMIUM METAL HEAD AND COBALT-CHROMIUM METAL LINER CAUSED LARGE AMOUNTS OF TOXIC COBALT-CHROMIUM METAL IONS AND PARTICLES TO BE RELEASED INTO PATIENT'S BLOOD AND TISSUE AND BONE SURROUNDING THE IMPLANT. AS A RESULT, PATIENT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT AND INFLAMMATION IN HIS LEFT THIGH AND GROIN. HE ALSO EXPERIENCES A POPPING AND SNAPPING SENSATION IN HIS HIP-JOINT WHEN WALKING OR MOVING TO AND FROM A SITTING POSITION. DUE TO PATIENTS CHRONIC PAIN AND DISCOMFORT AND OTHER SYMPTOMS, PATIENT WILL LIKELY NEED TO UNDERGO REVISION SURGERY TO REPLACE THE IMPLANT. DOI: (B)(6) 2005 - DOR: NONE REPORTED (LEFT SIDE). 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 CODES REQUIRED WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO IDENTIFY 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.

    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.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    LITIGATION PAPERS ALLEGE THE FOLLOWING: AFTER THE SURGERY, FRICTION AND WEAR BETWEEN THE COBALT-CHROMIUM METAL HEAD COBALT CHROMIUM METAL LINER CAUSED LARGE AMOUNTS OF TOXIC COBALT-CHROMIUM METAL IONS AND PARTICLES TO BE RELEASED INTO PT'S BLOOD AND TISSUE AND BONE SURROUNDING THE IMPLANT. AS A RESULT, PT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT AND INFLAMMATION IN HIS RIGHT THIGH AND GROIN. HE ALSO EXPERIENCES A POPPING AND SNAPPING SENSATION IN HIS HIP-JOINT WHEN WALKING OR MOVING TO AND FROM A SITTING POSITION. DUE TO PT'S CHRONIC PAIN AND DISCOMFORT AND OTHER SYMPTOMS, PT WILL LIKELY NEED TO UNDERGO REVISION SURGERY TO REPLACE THE IMPLANT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 UNKNOWN DEPUY PINNACLE HIP TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT LPH DEPUY INTERNATIONAL, LTD. NA UNK

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 NA Required Intervention