FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX50OD

MDR report key: 2990998 · Received March 6, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-13238
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 6, 2013
Date of Event
September 20, 2011
Report Date
February 22, 2013
Manufacturer
8010379 DEPUY INTL., LTD.
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
PK083642
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

MAUDE REPORT ((B)(6)) SUBMITTED BY AN ATTORNEY STATES THAT A PATIENT HAS SEVERE PAIN FROM IMPLANT, WITH RESULTING CONTRACTURE WITH LOSS OF MOTION, SLEEP PROBLEMS, CATCHING AND CLICK, NEED FOR AMBULATORY AIDS, ELEVATED BLOOD METAL LEVEL, LOSS OF APPETITE/NAUSEA AND WEIGHT LOSS, FLUID AND NECROTIC TISSUE AND DEBRIS FOUND ON REVISION. CHRONIC PAIN IS CONTINUING ALONG WITH LIMITATION OF MOTION AND A SLIGHT REMAINING CONTRACTURE CAUSING LEG LENGTH DISCREPANCY AND SLEEP PROBLEMS DUE TO PAIN AND CONTINUED NEED FOR MEDICATION. PRIOR TO REVISION, HIP WAS NOTED ON X-RAY TO NOT BE IN NORMAL POSITION. DOI (B)(6) 2011 - DOR (B)(6) 2011 (HIP). THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY RELATED MANUFACTURING DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT. 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 THE PRODUCT OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

(B)(4) SUBMITTED BY AN ATTORNEY STATES THAT A PATIENT HAS SEVERE PAIN FROM IMPLANT, WITH RESULTING CONTRACTURE WITH LOSS OF MOTION, SLEEP PROBLEMS, CATCHING AND CLICK, NEED FOR AMBULATORY AIDS, ELEVATED BLOOD METAL LEVEL, LOSS OF APPETITE/NAUSEA AND WEIGHT LOSS, FLUID AND NECROTIC TISSUE AND DEBRIS FOUND ON REVISION. CHRONIC PAIN IS CONTINUING ALONG WITH LIMITATION OF MOTION AND A SLIGHT REMAINING CONTRACTURE CAUSING LEG LENGTH DISCREPANCY AND SLEEP PROBLEMS DUE TO PAIN AND CONTINUED NEED FOR MEDICATION. PRIOR TO REVISION, HIP WAS NOTED ON XRAY TO NOT BE IN NORMAL POSITION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
95588 PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX50OD ACETABULAR LINER KWA 8010379 DEPUY INTL., LTD. 3122218

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention