FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY TIBIAL TRAY

MDR report key: 3172447 · Received June 17, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-18994
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 17, 2013
Date of Event
June 10, 2013
Report Date
June 10, 2013
Manufacturer
1818910 DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT LOT CODE REQUIRED WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE INITIAL REPORTING STATED THAT NO ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS ARE AVAILABLE. 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 THE PRODUCT AND/OR 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

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS A BROKEN TIBIAL STEM. LOOSENING OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AND TIBIAL TRAY WERE ALSO REPORTED. THE LOOSENING INTERFACE AND MANUFACTURER OF THE CEMENT USED AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL IMPLANTATION ARE UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
273853 UNKNOWN DEPUY TIBIAL TRAY TIBIAL KNEE PROSTHESIS JWH 1818910 DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 84 YR Required Intervention