FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX52OD

MDR report key: 3152246 · Received June 7, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-18378
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 7, 2013
Date of Event
December 7, 2009
Report Date
December 3, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
K003523
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEPUY STILL CONSIDERS THIS COMPLAINT CLOSED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE AND/OR DHR REVIEW WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE REQUIRED WAS NOT PROVIDED. 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 AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODES REQUIRED WERE NOT PROVIDED. MEDICAL RECORDS WERE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED BY A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED THAT THE COMPLAINT IS PRODUCT RELATED. 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. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED AND THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED AS NECESSARY.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPDATE REC'D (B)(4) 2013- PFS AND MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED. REVISION OPERATIVE NOTES INDICATED TROCHANTERIC BURSITIS, METALLOSIS, RECURRENT DISLOCATION, AND AN ANTEVERTED AND VERTICLE CUP. A CUP HAS NOW BEEN REPORTED. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. DEPUY WILL NOTIFY THE FDA OF THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION ONCE IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LITIGATION ALLEGES PAIN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PPF ALLEGES METAL WEAR AND ELEVATED METAL IONS. STEM HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE COMPLAINT DUE TO THE ALLEGED ELEVATED METAL IONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
253043 PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX52OD PINNACLE HIP SYSTEM : HIP METAL ACETABULAR LINERS KWA DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US 1860690

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention