FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MBT CEM TIBIAL TRAY SZ4

MDR report key: 3173019 · Received June 17, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-18993
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 17, 2013
Date of Event
June 12, 2013
Report Date
June 12, 2013
Manufacturer
9616671 DEPUY IRELAND
Product Code
NJL
PMA / PMN Number
PP830055
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. TWO X-RAY IMAGES WERE PROVIDED: ONE WEIGHTBEARING A/P VIEW AND ONE M/L VIEW, BOTH DATED (B)(6) 2013. REDUCED RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY IS APPARENT UNDER MEDIAL SIDE OF TIBIAL PLATEAU AND MAY INDICATE BONE LOSS. CANNOT CONFIRM TIBIAL SUBSIDENCE WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. THE PATIENT IS A REPORTED FEMALE WITH A CALCULATED BMI OF (B)(6). THE PATIENT IS CONSIDERED OBESE. IT IS STATED IN THE WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS THAT EXCESSIVE PATIENT WEIGHT TEND TO ADVERSELY AFFECT KNEE REPLACEMENT IMPLANTS. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINTS DATABASES FINDS NO OTHER REPORTS AGAINST THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE COMBINATIONS SINCE THEIR RELEASE TO DISTRIBUTION. 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

REASON FOR REVISION: THE TIBIA HAD SUBSIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
273099 MBT CEM TIBIAL TRAY SZ4 TIBIAL TRAY NJL 9616671 DEPUY IRELAND 1049744

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 69 YR Required Intervention