FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY HEAD

MDR report key: 2901989 · Received January 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-10595
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 8, 2013
Date of Event
January 2, 2013
Report Date
January 2, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
KWY
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REVISION DUE TO DISLOCATION. THE HEAD WAS DEPUY PRODUCT; THE LINER WAS COMPETITOR PRODUCT. DOI 1995 - DOR (B)(6) 2013 (LEFT HIP). 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. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WI-7915 APPENDIX A; REV. C. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE, HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE DEPUY DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED WITH A COMPETITOR MANUFACTURED PRODUCT. THIS USE OF THE DEPUY DEVICE IS NOT RECOMMENDED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT OR 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

REVISION DUE TO DISLOCATION. THE HEAD WAS DEPUY PRODUCT; THE LINER WAS COMPETITOR PRODUCT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
9981 UNKNOWN DEPUY HEAD FEMORAL HEAD KWY DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 73 YR Required Intervention