FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY LINER

MDR report key: 2820090 · Received November 6, 2012

Report

Report Number
1818910-2012-27473
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 6, 2012
Date of Event
August 7, 2001
Report Date
October 26, 2012
Manufacturer
DEPUY WARSAW
Product Code
JDI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MEDICAL RECORDS WERE PROVIDED AND REVIEWED. IT WOULD NOT BE UNREASONABLE TO FIND POLY MATERIAL WEAR AFTER THE LENGTH OF TIME REPORTED AS IMPLANTED. IT WAS ALSO PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THAT THE DEPUY DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED WITH A COMPETITOR MANUFACTURED FEMORAL HEAD. THIS USE OF THE DEPUY DEVICE IS NOT RECOMMENDED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ANY 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.

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. ALTHOUGH NOT RETURNED, IT WOULD NOT BE UNREASONABLE TO FIND POLY MATERIAL WEAR AFTER THE LENGTH OF TIME REPORTED AS IMPLANTED. IT HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED THAT THE DEPUY DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED WITH A COMPETITOR MANUFACTURED FEMORAL HEAD. THIS USE OF THE DEPUY DEVICE IS NOT RECOMMENDED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS 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

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

CLINICAL REPORT STATES THE PATIENT WAS REVISED FOR OSTEOLYSIS AND POLY WEAR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN DEPUY LINER LINER JDI DEPUY WARSAW UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 45 YR Required Intervention