FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY POLY ACETABULAR LINER

MDR report key: 2904168 · Received January 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-10649
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 9, 2013
Date of Event
January 3, 2013
Report Date
January 3, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JDI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS POLY WEAR. THE LINER HAD WORN COMPLETELY THROUGH, RESULTING ON THE METAL HEAD RUBBING ON THE CUP, CAUSING BLACKING OF TISSUE. DOI MID-LATE 1990S - DOR (B)(6) 2013 (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. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTING BY TERRITORY (B)(4), NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. 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 THE PRODUCT OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS POLY WEAR. THE LINER HAD WORN COMPLETELY THROUGH, RESULTING ON THE METAL HEAD RUBBING ON THE CUP, CAUSING BLACKING OF TISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
12671 UNKNOWN DEPUY POLY ACETABULAR LINER ACETABULAR LINER JDI DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR Required Intervention