BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX56OD

    MDR report key: 2836639 · Received November 17, 2012

    Report

    Report Number
    1818910-2012-27937
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    November 17, 2012
    Date of Event
    September 6, 2011
    Report Date
    October 31, 2012
    Manufacturer
    DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
    Product Code
    KWA
    PMA / PMN Number
    K003523
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    MS, US
    Reporter Occupation
    ATTORNEY

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE FOUND NO ADDITIONAL REPORTS FOR THE REPORTED PART AND LOT CODE COMBINATIONS. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO IDENTIFY A ROOT CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT ESTABLISHED. 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. NOT RETURNED.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE FOUND NO ADDITIONAL REPORTS FOR THE LOT CODE 1106378. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH FINDS ADDITIONAL REPORTED INCIDENTS AGAINST LOT CODES 2363322, 1172045, AND 2355440 SINCE THEIR RELEASE FOR DISTRIBUTION; HOWEVER, A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD DID NOT REVEAL ANY RELATED MANUFACTURING ANOMALIES. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO DETERMINE A ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS 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.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    LITIGATION ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERS FROM PAIN AND DISCOMFORT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX56OD METAL LINER KWA DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US 1172045

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Required Intervention