FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY PINNACLE METAL LINER

MDR report key: 2983128 · Received February 28, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-12945
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 28, 2013
Date of Event
November 25, 2009
Report Date
January 30, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY INTL., LTD. ¿ REG. # 8010379
Product Code
KWA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, 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

PATIENT SEEKING LEGAL ACTION. PFS RECEIVED BY LEGAL. PFS ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERS FROM PAIN, DIFFICULTY AMBULATING, AND MULTIPLE DISLOCATIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
87558 UNKNOWN DEPUY PINNACLE METAL LINER METAL LINER KWA DEPUY INTL., LTD. ¿ REG. # 8010379 UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 55 YR Required Intervention