FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PFC* PLI TIB INS SZ 5, 8MM

MDR report key: 2875319 · Received December 17, 2012

Report

Report Number
1818910-2012-83820
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 17, 2012
Date of Event
December 14, 2012
Report Date
December 12, 2012
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
PK884796
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EXAMINATION OF THE REPORTED DEVICE WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS IT WAS NOT RETURNED. IT HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED THE PATIENT HAS BEEN REVISED TO DATE. ORIGINAL DATE OF IMPLANTATION WAS NOT PROVIDED TO CUSTOMER QUALITY. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINTS DATABASES AND/OR A REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE NOT POSSIBLE AS THE REQUIRED PRODUCT/LOT CODE COMBINATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION CAN DRAW NO CONCLUSION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. 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.

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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT IS BOOKED FOR KNEE REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2012, DUE TO INFECTION. THE PATIENT HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL. THERE ARE NO X-RAYS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PFC* PLI TIB INS SZ 5, 8MM DEPUY KNEE IMPLANT JWH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention