FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

S-ROM*SLEEVE PRX ZTT, 18D-LRG

MDR report key: 2901831 · Received January 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-00794
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 8, 2013
Date of Event
December 2, 2009
Report Date
December 12, 2012
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC USA
Product Code
LPH
PMA / PMN Number
K934412
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, 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 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.

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

LITIGATION PAPERS ALLEGE AFTER THE SURGERY, PATIENT EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN AND INFLAMMATION IN HIS RIGHT HIP, THIGH AND GROIN AREA AND SEVERE PAIN WHILE WALKING. IT IS FURTHER ALLEGED PATIENT ALSO EXPERIENCED AN AUDIBLE POPPING AND LOOSENING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT HIP-JOINT WHEN WALKING OR MOVING TO AND FROM A SITTING POSITION. IT IS ALSO ALLEGED PATIENT EXPERIENCED NUMBNESS ALONG THE OUTSIDE IN HIS RIGHT LEG. UPDATE: (B)(4) 2012 PFS WAS RECEIVED FROM LEGAL, MEDICAL RECORDS WERE RECEIVED FROM LEGAL, AND PART/LOT INFORMATION WAS IDENTIFIED. RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE FEMORAL STEM WAS GROSSLY LOOSE. RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER REVIEW.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
9152 S-ROM*SLEEVE PRX ZTT, 18D-LRG DEPUY SLEEVE LPH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC USA 1073879

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR Required Intervention