FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRI-LOCK BPS SZ 5 HI OFFSET

MDR report key: 2900913 · Received January 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-00661
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 8, 2013
Report Date
December 10, 2012
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
K073570
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS COMPLAINT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE FOUND NO ADDITIONAL RELATED REPORTS FOR THE LOT CODE D84C41. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE FINDS ADDITIONAL REPORTED INCIDENTS AGAINST LOT CODE 3030384 SINCE ITS RELEASE FOR DISTRIBUTION; HOWEVER, A PREVIOUS REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY RELATED MANUFACTURING ANOMALIES. THE PART AND LOT CODE COMBINATION WAS NOT PROVIDED FOR THE FEMORAL HEAD. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LITIGATION ALLEGES THAT PATIENT HAS SUFFERED SYMPTOMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PAIN, SWELLING, INFLAMMATION, INFECTION, AND DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING BONE AND TISSUE, MULTIPLE DISLOCATIONS, AND LACK OF MOBILITY. PATIENT IS A RESIDENT OF (B)(6). UPDATE: (B)(4) 2012 - WAS RECEIVED FROM LEGAL, MEDICAL RECORDS WERE RECEIVED FROM LEGAL, AND PART/LOT INFORMATION WAS IDENTIFIED. RECORDS INDICATE THERE WAS A FEMUR FRACTURE DURING SURGERY. RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER REVIEW.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
9486 TRI-LOCK BPS SZ 5 HI OFFSET TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT KWA DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US D84C41

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other