FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GLOBAL AP CTA HUMRL HEAD 48X18

MDR report key: 2962981 · Received February 15, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-12422
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 15, 2013
Date of Event
January 17, 2013
Report Date
February 14, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS
Product Code
HSD
PMA / PMN Number
PK082715
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
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

EXAMINATION OF THE REPORTED DEVICES WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THEY WERE NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINTS DATABASES FINDS NO OTHER REPORTS AGAINST THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE COMBINATIONS SINCE THEIR RELEASE TO DISTRIBUTION. ADDITIONALLY, RESEARCH USING THE (B)(4) SYSTEM INDICATES THAT SEVERAL OTHER DEVICES FROM THE REPORTED LOT HAVE BEEN DELIVERED AND ARE CONSIDERED SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED AS NO OTHER REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. REVIEW OF PROVIDED PATIENT X-RAYS BY A DEPUY (B)(4) PRODUCT MANAGER FINDS THAT THE PROVIDED X-RAYS INDICATE THAT THE HUMERUS IS RIDING UP DUE TO POOR ROTATOR CUFF MUSCLES, ALSO SEEN IS HUMERAL HEAD ARTICULATION AGAINST THE UPPER SECTION OF THE GLENOID AND CORACOACROMIAL ARCH. HYPOTHETICALLY, THIS COULD CAUSE PAIN. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE LACK OF PRODUCT AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE INVESTIGATION CAN DRAW NO CONCLUSION WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS NOT BEEN INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REVISION OF GLOBAL AP TO DELTA XTEND. REASON FOR REVISION GIVEN AS PAIN. NO INFECTION PRESENT. UPDATE: (B)(4) 2013 PRODUCT/LOT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
66824 GLOBAL AP CTA HUMRL HEAD 48X18 HUMERAL HEAD HSD DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS C47HL1000

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention