BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    UNKNOWN DEPUY PRODIGY FEMORAL HIP STEM

    MDR report key: 2994182 · Received March 8, 2013

    Report

    Report Number
    1818910-2013-13433
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    March 8, 2013
    Date of Event
    February 11, 2013
    Report Date
    February 11, 2013
    Manufacturer
    DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910
    Product Code
    MEH
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    NM, US
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    UPDATED: THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A LOT SPECIFIC COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE LOT CODE REQUIRED WAS NOT PROVIDED. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WI-7915 APPENDIX A; REV. D. AN X-RAY WAS OBTAINED. THE X-RAY HOWEVER IS POST REVISION AND DOES NOT OFFER ANY INFORMATION AS TO THE FRACTURED STEM. 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 THE PRODUCT OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

    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.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS A BROKEN STEM DUE TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE STRESS SHIELDING AFTER 13 YEARS. THE PROXIMAL PORTION OF THE STEM SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF INGROWTH, WHILE THE DISTAL PORTION WAS VERY WELL FIXED AND WAS REMOVED VIA TREPHINES.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    100257 UNKNOWN DEPUY PRODIGY FEMORAL HIP STEM FEMORAL HIP STEM MEH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910 UNKNOWN

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 78 YR Required Intervention