FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY PFC SZ 3 TIB INSERT

MDR report key: 3031538 · Received April 2, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-14798
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 2, 2013
Date of Event
March 25, 2013
Report Date
March 25, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE REQUIRED WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITHOUT DEVICE EXAMINATION. ALTHOUGH NOT RETURNED, IT WOULD NOT BE UNREASONABLE TO FIND POLY MATERIAL WEAR AFTER THE LENGTH OF TIME REPORTED AS IMPLANTED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS 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 POSTERIOR POLY WEWAR OF THE TIBIAL INSERT, WHICH CAUSED INSTABILITY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
133808 UNKNOWN DEPUY PFC SZ 3 TIB INSERT TIBIAL KNEE INSERT JWH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910 UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Required Intervention