FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY SZ 5 FB TIB TRAY

MDR report key: 3023566 · Received March 27, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-14548
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 27, 2013
Date of Event
March 4, 2013
Report Date
March 4, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MS, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODES REQUIRED WERE NOT PROVIDED. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WI-7915 APPENDIX A; REV. D. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO IDENTIFY A ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED. SHOULD ANY 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 INFECTION. OSTEOLYSIS AND POLY WEAR WERE ALSO REPORTED, AS WELL AS LOOSENING OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AT THE CEMENT/BONE INTERFACE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CEMENT USED AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL IMPLANTATION IS UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
125733 UNKNOWN DEPUY SZ 5 FB TIB TRAY TIBIAL KNEE PROSTHESIS JWH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910 UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 93 YR Required Intervention