FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY TIBIAL

MDR report key: 2982974 · Received February 28, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-12937
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 28, 2013
Date of Event
January 9, 2013
Report Date
February 1, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910
Product Code
JDI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, 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

THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. DEPUY WILL NOTIFY THE FDA OF THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION ONCE IT HAS BEEN...

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF SUPPLIED MEDICAL RECORDS FOUND EVIDENCE CONFIRMING OSTEOLYSIS WITH COMPONENT LOOSENING. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE REQUIRED WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT WITH THE PROVIDED INFORMATION. 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 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED AND THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED AS NECESSARY.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. 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 OSTEOLYSIS AND POLY WEAR.**UPDATE** (B)(4) 2013 - PATIENT'S MEDICAL RECORDS WERE RECEIVED. RECORDS INDICATE UPON REVISION LOOSENING OF THE FEMORAL AND TIBIAL COMPONENTS WAS FOUND. ALSO NOTED WAS A FRACUTRE OF THE THE OF THE MEDIAL TIBIAL METAPHYSIS ANTERIOR. MANUFACTURER OF THE CEMENT IS UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
88184 UNKNOWN DEPUY TIBIAL TIBIAL JDI DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910 UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR Required Intervention