FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL HEAD

MDR report key: 3172395 · Received June 17, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-18989
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 17, 2013
Report Date
May 31, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
Product Code
KWA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

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

UDI: (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LITIGATION ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERS FROM PAIN, DISCOMFORT, INFLAMMATION, AND DIFFICULTY AMBULATING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
273358 UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL HEAD FEMORAL HEAD KWA DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other