FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX52OD

MDR report key: 2233879 · Received September 6, 2011

Report

Report Number
1818910-2011-17128
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 6, 2011
Date of Event
July 28, 2011
Report Date
August 25, 2011
Manufacturer
DEPUY INTERNATIONAL
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
K003523
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED INTO THE (B)(4) QUALITY DEPARTMENT (B)(4) 2011. FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF PRODUCTS, THE COMPLAINT WAS TRANSFERRED TO BIOENGINEERING FOR INVESTIGATION (B)(4) 2011. ROOT CAUSE: UNDETERMINED, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE IMPLANT POSITION AS NO X-RAYS ARE PROVIDED AND THIS MAY BE ONE CAUSE OF THE DISLOCATION. SOME EDGE WEAR OF THE BEARING IS SUGGESTED ON THE LINER REDLUX IMAGE. HEAD/STEM DISASSOCIATION IS REPORTED WITH 9/10 AND 12/14 TAPERS AT A LOW RATE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SAY IF THE HEAD DISASSOCIATED FROM THE TAPER FIRST OR THE HEAD FROM THE LINER. THE COMPLAINT SHALL BE CLOSED WITH AN UNDETERMINED CONCLUSION; IT SHALL BE ENTERED ONTO THE COMPLAINTS DATABASE AND MONITORED THROUGH TREND ANALYSIS. SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BE RECEIVED; THEN THE COMPLAINT SHALL BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER.

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

THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO DISLOCATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX52OD HIP KWA DEPUY INTERNATIONAL 2479634

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention