BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL HEAD

    MDR report key: 3072470 · Received April 23, 2013

    Report

    Report Number
    1818910-2013-15717
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    April 23, 2013
    Date of Event
    August 4, 2009
    Report Date
    April 10, 2013
    Manufacturer
    DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
    Product Code
    KXA
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    CA, 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 ALLEGES PAIN.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    PPF ALLEGES METAL WEAR, METALLOSIS AND ELEVATED METAL IONS. AFTER REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS, IT WAS STATED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INSTABILITY.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    173920 UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL HEAD FEMORAL HEAD KXA DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US UNKNOWN

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 52 YR Required Intervention