FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DELTA CTD HUM EPI.42.2

MDR report key: 2574107 · Received May 15, 2012

Report

Report Number
1818910-2012-12796
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 15, 2012
Date of Event
March 29, 2012
Report Date
May 13, 2012
Manufacturer
DEPUY FRANCE
Product Code
KWS
PMA / PMN Number
K021478
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

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

EXAMINATION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT BY DEPUY FRANCE FINDS NO PRODUCT PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. REVIEW OF PROVIDED PATIENT X-RAYS BY A DEPUY FRANCE ENGINEER FINDS THE TUBEROSITIES DIDNT HEAL PROPERLY, THEN, THE JOINT FORCES WERE APPLIED ON THE HUMERAL IMPLANT CONNECTION, LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THIS CONNECTION. THIS CONCERN HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE DELTA XTEND PROSTHESIS BY PROVIDING A MONOBLOC HUMERAL IMPLANT FOR THIS INDICATION. REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FINDS NO MANUFACTURING DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. THE INVESTIGATION CAN DRAW NO CONCLUSIONS WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS NOT BEEN INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT AND/OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS 2006/2009-CONSTRUCT FAILED 2012 BECAUSE OF BREAKAGE BETWEEN DIAPHYSIS AND EPIPHYSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DELTA CTD HUM EPI.42.2 SHOULDER IMPLANT KWS DEPUY FRANCE 2524826

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR Required Intervention