PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX54OD
Report
- Report Number
- 1818910-2013-11805
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 4, 2013
- Date of Event
- January 4, 2010
- Report Date
- April 18, 2013
- Manufacturer
- DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
- Product Code
- KWA
- PMA / PMN Number
- PK003523
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE AND/OR DHR REVIEW WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE REQUIRED WAS NOT PROVIDED. 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 ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.
(B)(4) - PFS AND LITIGATION PAPERS RECEIVED. PART/LOT WAS PROVIDED. THE CORRECT DOI WAS PROVIDED. THERE IS NO NEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WOULD AFFECT THE EXISTING MDR DECISION.THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. DEPUY WILL NOTIFY THE FDA OF THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION ONCE IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
DEPUY STILL CONSIDERS THIS INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME.
THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. A PREVIOUS REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR THE PROVIDED PRODUCT AND LOT COMBINATIONS DID NOT REVEAL ANY RELATED MANUFACTURING DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT INDICATED.DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED AND THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED AS NECESSARY.
(B)(4).
LITIGATION ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERS FROM PAIN, DISCOMFORT, INFLAMMATION, AND DIFFICULTY AMBULATING.
UPDATE 10/26/2016 - PFS AND MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED. AFTER REVIEW OF THE PFS AND MEDICAL RECORDS, THE PFS REPORTS INFECTION, KIDNEY PROBLEMS, AND DISLOCATION, BUT THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THOSE IN ANY OF THE MEDICAL RECORDS PROVIDED. THE REVISION SURGERY NOTES REPORTED LATE INSTABILITY AND PSEUDOTUMOR. THERE IS NO NEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WOULD AFFECT THE EXISTING INVESTIGATION.
IN ADDITION TO WHAT WERE PREVIOUSLY ALLEGED, PPF ALLEGES PSEUDOTUMOR, DISLOCATION WITH CLOSED REDUCTION, METAL WEAR AND METALLOSIS. DOI: (B)(6)2006 - DOR: (B)(6)2010 (RIGHT HIP)
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46461 | PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX54OD | METAL LINER | KWA | DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US | 2135039 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 79 YR | Required Intervention |