FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

APEX HOLE ELIM POSITIVE STOP

MDR report key: 3042089 · Received April 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-15091
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 9, 2013
Date of Event
January 30, 2013
Report Date
March 31, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS
Product Code
LPH
PMA / PMN Number
PK963309
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EXAMINATION OF THE REPORTED DEVICES WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THEY WERE NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINTS DATABASES FINDS NO OTHER REPORTS AGAINST THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE COMBINATIONS SINCE THEIR RELEASE TO DISTRIBUTION. THE POST OPERATIVE X-RAYS REVIEW FOUND QUALITY IS POOR DUE TO DIGITAL CAMERA PICTURE OF X-RAY ON LIGHT BOX. THE CUP SEEMS TO HAVE VERY LITTLE BONE AROUND IT MEDIALLY AS COMPARED TO THE OPPOSITE HIP AND THE PROXIMAL FEMUR IS MUCH CLOSER TO THE PELVIS , LEG OFFSET SEEMS LOW, AS COMPARED TO THE CONTRALATERAL SIDE. HOWEVER, THIS MAY BE DUE TO LEG POSITIONING DURING THE X-RAY PROCEDURE. NO CONCLUSIONS CAN BE DRAWN. THE INVESTIGATION CAN DRAW NO CONCLUSION WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS NOT BEEN INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION 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

UPDATE (B)(6) 2013: HIP REVISION DUE TO PAIN AND SWELLING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
145282 APEX HOLE ELIM POSITIVE STOP HOLE ELIMINATOR LPH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS Z86GH1000

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 83 YR Required Intervention