FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN TIBIAL INSERT

MDR report key: 3133004 · Received May 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-17727
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 29, 2013
Date of Event
May 9, 2013
Report Date
May 9, 2013
Manufacturer
1818910 DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
HSN
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICES AND X-RAYS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE FOUND NO ADDITIONAL REPORTS FOR THE TALAR COMPONENT PART AND LOT NUMBER COMBINATION. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE REQUIRED FOR THE INSERT WAS UNAVAILABLE. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WI-7915 APPENDIX D. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED. 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. SHOULD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT 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

THE PATIENT WAS REVISED BECAUSE THE TALUS SUBSIDED AND LOOSENED. OSTEOLYSIS AND POLY WEAR OF THE INSERT WERE NOTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
235767 UNKNOWN TIBIAL INSERT TIBIAL INSERT HSN 1818910 DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 64 YR Required Intervention