FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY ACETABULAR LINER

MDR report key: 3033227 · Received April 3, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-14835
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 3, 2013
Date of Event
March 27, 2013
Report Date
March 27, 2013
Manufacturer
1818910 DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JDI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, 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

IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS POLY WEAR AND OSTEOLYSIS. DOI 1998 - DOR (B)(6) 2013 (RIGHT HIP). 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. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WI-7915 APPENDIX A; REV.D. AN X-RAY WAS OBTAINED CONFIRMING THE MATERIAL WEAR AND OSTEOLYSIS. IT WOULD NOT BE UNREASONABLE TO FIND POLY MATERIAL WEAR AFTER THE LENGTH OF TIME REPORTED AS IMPLANTED (~15 YEARS). BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED AND THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED AS NECESSARY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS POLY WEAR AND OSTEOLYSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
136755 UNKNOWN DEPUY ACETABULAR LINER ACETABULAR LINER JDI 1818910 DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 63 YR Required Intervention