FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PINN MAR NEUT 28IDX50OD

MDR report key: 2861334 · Received December 7, 2012

Report

Report Number
1818910-2012-83231
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 7, 2012
Date of Event
July 27, 2012
Report Date
November 15, 2012
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
Product Code
LPH
PMA / PMN Number
K000306
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LITIGATION ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERS FROM PAIN, DISCOMFORT, INFLAMMATION, AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF TOXIC COBALT CHROMIUM METAL ION PARTICLES TO BE RELEASED INTO THE BLOOD, TISSUE, AND BONE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PINN MAR NEUT 28IDX50OD PINNACLE HIP SYSTEM : HIP POLY ACETABULAR LINERS LPH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US XR2H61007

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 55 YR Required Intervention