FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL HEAD

MDR report key: 2950862 · Received February 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-12050
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 8, 2013
Date of Event
January 28, 2013
Report Date
January 29, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
KWY
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN, ELEVATED ION LEVELS, AND EFFUSION. DOI (B)(6) 2003 - DOR (B)(6) 2013 (RIGHT HIP). THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH FINDS NO OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS AGAINST THE PROVIDED PRODUCT AND LOT COMBINATION SINCE ITS RELEASE FOR DISTRIBUTION. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THE FEMORAL HEAD AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE REQUIRED WAS NOT PROVIDED. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH (B)(4) APPENDIX A; REV. D. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED. 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.

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, ELEVATED ION LEVELS, AND EFFUSION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
54531 UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL HEAD FEMORAL HEAD KWY DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 64 YR Required Intervention