CORAIL2 LAT COXA VARA SIZE 11
Report
- Report Number
- 1818910-2013-06803
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 21, 2013
- Report Date
- July 19, 2013
- Manufacturer
- DEPUY FRANCE
- Product Code
- KWA
- PMA / PMN Number
- K042992
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
EXAMINATION OF THE REPORTED DEVICES WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THEY WERE NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE (B)(4) AND INTERNATIONAL COMPLAINTS DATABASES FINDS NO OTHER REPORTS AGAINST THE FEMORAL STEM PRODUCT AND LOT CODE COMBINATION SINCE ITS RELEASE TO DISTRIBUTION. THE INVESTIGATION CAN DRAW NO CONCLUSION WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. IT IS KNOWN THE ASR PLATFORM WAS VOLUNTARILY RECALLED FROM THE MARKET IN AUGUST 2010, AND THE ASR PRODUCT CODES ARE NOW CONSIDERED INACTIVE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS INDIVIDUAL INCIDENT WILL NOT BE UNDERTAKEN, AS THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE ROOT CAUSE(S) AND/OR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. (B)(4).DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT AND/OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.
DEPUY STILL CONSIDERS THIS COMPLAINT CLOSED.
THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN REOPENED DUE TO RECEIVING THE REVISION REPORT STATING PAIN AND STEM LOOSENING. DEPUY WILL NOTIFY THE FDA WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE..
UPDATE - MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED (B)(4) 2013. REVISION OPERATIVE REPORT INDICATES THE FOLLOWING: PAIN; EROSION; METAL STAINING; LOOSE STEM; METAL STAINED DEBRIS; GRANULOMATOUS AND METAL DEBRIS TISSUE. THE INFORMATION RECEIVED DOES NOT CHANGE THE MDR DECISION.
LITIGATION ALLEGED THE PATIENT SUFFERED PAIN, GRINDING, CLICKING AND POPPING OF HIS HIP JOINT, DIFFICULTY WALKING, INSTABILITY, PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS, PERMANENT DISABILITY AND DISFIGUREMENT, AND EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE LEVELS OF CHROMIUM AND COBALT AS A RESULT OF THE IMPLANTED ASR HIP. UPDATE: ((B)(6) 2013) - PATIENT FACT SHEET WAS RECEIVED. THE PART/LOT NUMBERS HAVE BEEN UPDATED. THERE IS NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION. UPDATE: (B)(4) 2013 -SALES REP REPORTED REVISION SURGERY ON RIGHT HIP DUE TO PAIN AND STEM LOOSENING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224037 | CORAIL2 LAT COXA VARA SIZE 11 | HIP STEM | KWA | DEPUY FRANCE | 2201908 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |