FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY POLY ACETABULAR LINER

MDR report key: 2911569 · Received January 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-10852
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 11, 2013
Date of Event
January 3, 2013
Report Date
January 3, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
KWA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, 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 OSTEOLYSIS, POLY WEAR, AND LOOSENING OF THE STEM AT BOTH INTERFACES. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CEMENT USED AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL IMPLANTATION IS UNKNOWN. DOI UNK - DOR (B)(6) 2013 (LEFT HIP). THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. PER THE INITIAL REPORTING NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE REGARDING THIS SURGERY. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODES REQUIRED WERE 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 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 OSTEOLYSIS, POLY WEAR, AND LOOSENING OF THE STEM AT BOTH INTERFACES. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CEMENT USED AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL IMPLANTATION IS UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
19023 UNKNOWN DEPUY POLY ACETABULAR LINER ACETABULAR LINER KWA DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 84 YR Required Intervention