BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    UNKNOWN DEPUY PINNACLE METAL LINER

    MDR report key: 3073368 · Received April 23, 2013

    Report

    Report Number
    1818910-2013-15804
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    April 23, 2013
    Date of Event
    April 5, 2013
    Report Date
    April 11, 2013
    Manufacturer
    DEPUY INTL., LTD. ¿ REG. # 8010379
    Product Code
    KWA
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    IN, 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.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    LITIGATION ALLEGES PAIN AND SUFFERING. DUE TO LITIGATION DISCUSSING THE ISSUES OF METAL-ON-METAL, WE ARE CURRENTLY REPORTING THE METAL LINER AND FEMORAL HEAD.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    175517 UNKNOWN DEPUY PINNACLE METAL LINER TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT KWA DEPUY INTL., LTD. ¿ REG. # 8010379 UNKNOWN

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Other