FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY LG RT LCS COMPLETE FEMUR

MDR report key: 2930069 · Received January 25, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-11540
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 25, 2013
Date of Event
January 21, 2013
Report Date
January 21, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CO, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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 LOT CODE REQUIRED WAS NOT PROVIDED. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WI-7915 APPENDIX A; REV. C. SUPPLIED PATIENT X-RAYS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE POST-REVISION SURGERY AND ADDED NO VALUE TO THE INVESTIGATION. 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 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED AND THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED AS NECESSARY.

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

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN, HYPEREXTENSION, AND VALGUS MALPOSITIONING OF FEMORAL COMPONENT. SPINOUT WAS ALSO REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
35874 UNKNOWN DEPUY LG RT LCS COMPLETE FEMUR FEMORAL KNEE PROSTHESIS JWH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 83 YR Required Intervention