FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL COMPONENT

MDR report key: 3080620 · Received April 26, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-16121
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 26, 2013
Date of Event
April 15, 2013
Report Date
April 15, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC./REG. #1818910
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MT, 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 CODE AND LOT CODE REQUIRED WAS NOT PROVIDED. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WI-7915 APPENDIX A; REV. D. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO IDENTIFY 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.

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 LOOSENING OF THE TIBIAL TRAY AND FEMORAL COMPONENT AT BOTH INTERFACES. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CEMENT USED AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL IMPLANTATION IS UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
181474 UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL COMPONENT FEMORAL KNEE PROSTHESIS JWH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC./REG. #1818910 NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 67 YR Required Intervention