FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DURALOC 100 SERIES 50MM OD

MDR report key: 3121592 · Received May 21, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-17413
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 21, 2013
Date of Event
May 16, 2013
Report Date
May 16, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS
Product Code
JDL
PMA / PMN Number
PK900832
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EXAMINATION OF THE REPORTED DEVICES WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THEY WERE NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINTS DATABASES FINDS NO OTHER REPORTS AGAINST THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE COMBINATIONS SINCE THEIR RELEASE TO DISTRIBUTION. FROM THE X-RAYS PROVIDED, THE HEAD DOES NOT APPEAR CENTERED WITHIN THE SHELL WHICH COULD INDICATE A DISLOCATION. THE INVESTIGATION CAN DRAW NO CONCLUSION WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS NOT BEEN INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD 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

DUE TO THE DISLOCATIONS, A DECISION WAS MADE TO UNDERTAKE REVISION SURGERY AND IT WAS NOTED THE NECK OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT WAS IMPINGING ON THE POLYETHYLENE LINER RESULTING IN DISLOCATION. DECISION WAS MADE TO EXCHANGE THE CUP AND TO CORRECT ORIENTATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
224601 DURALOC 100 SERIES 50MM OD ACETABULAR CUP JDL DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS 625660

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 72 YR Required Intervention