FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

12/14 ARTICUL 40MM M SPEC+12

MDR report key: 2760141 · Received September 26, 2012

Report

Report Number
1818910-2012-21725
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 26, 2012
Report Date
August 31, 2012
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
Product Code
LPH
PMA / PMN Number
K060031
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE REQUIRED WAS 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. SHOULD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CORRECTED: EVENT/PROBLEM DESCRIPTION, BRAND NAME, DEVICE PRODUCT CODE, CATALOG #/LOT #, DATE RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER, PMA/510(K) #, MANUFACTURE DATE. THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN REOPENED DUE TO RECEIVING PART AND LOT NUMBER. DEPUY WILL NOTIFY THE FDA WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LITIGATION ALLEGES PATIENT EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN, DISCOMFORT, A BURNING SENSATION, AND DIFFICULTY AMBULATING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LITIGATION ALLEGES PATIENT EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN, DISCOMFORT, A BURNING SENSATION, AND DIFFICULTY AMBULATING. UPDATE - (B)(4) 2012 - MEDICAL RECORDS WERE RECEIVED FROM LEGAL. PART/LOT INFORMATION WAS IDENTIFIED. RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE ON EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE IF NEEDED FOR FURTHER REVIEW.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 12/14 ARTICUL 40MM M SPEC+12 FEMORAL HEAD LPH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US 2370886

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other