FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRI-LOCK BPS SZ 4 STD OFFSET

MDR report key: 3083265 · Received April 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-16215
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 29, 2013
Date of Event
April 19, 2013
Report Date
January 30, 2014
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
K073570
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UT, 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

THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY RELATED MANUFACTURING DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WI-7915 APPENDIX A. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

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. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS A PAINFUL STEM AND ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

UPDATE REC'D (1/30/2014) - LITIGATION PAPERS RECEIVED. IN ADDITION TO WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, LITIGATION ALLEGES THE PATIENT SUFFERS FROM DIFFICULTY AMBULATING. THERE IS NO NEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WOULD AFFECT THE INVESTIGATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
183951 TRI-LOCK BPS SZ 4 STD OFFSET FEMORAL HIP STEM KWA DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US D3GGT1

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 64 YR Required Intervention