FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL HEAD

MDR report key: 3021449 · Received March 26, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-14474
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 26, 2013
Date of Event
September 1, 2012
Manufacturer
DEPUY INTL., LTD. ¿ REG. # 8010379
Product Code
KWA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE AND/OR DHR REVIEW WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODES REQUIRED WERE 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 THE PRODUCT AND/OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LITIGATION AND DER RECEIVED. IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERS FROM FATIGUE AND METAL TOXICITY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
122970 UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL HEAD FEMORAL HEAD KWA DEPUY INTL., LTD. ¿ REG. # 8010379 UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention