FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY PINNACLE METAL LINER

MDR report key: 2954962 · Received February 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-12110
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 11, 2013
Date of Event
January 6, 2006
Report Date
January 14, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY INTL., LTD.
Product Code
KWA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LITIGATION ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERS FROM PAIN, DISCOMFORT, INFLAMMATION, AND DIFFICULTY AMBULATING. IT IS ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERS FROM LOOSENING AND INFECTIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
58752 UNKNOWN DEPUY PINNACLE METAL LINER METAL LINER KWA DEPUY INTL., LTD. UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention