FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX52OD

MDR report key: 2900860 · Received January 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-10563
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 8, 2013
Date of Event
December 12, 2012
Report Date
December 13, 2012
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910 
Product Code
JDI
PMA / PMN Number
K003523
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, 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, LIMITED MOBILITY, AND TOXIC COBALT CHROMIUM METAL DEBRIS TO BE RELEASED INTO THE TISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
8816 PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX52OD METAL LINER JDI DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910  1888377

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 57 YR Other