FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

S-ROM*LINR LSER,10 DEG,22.225

MDR report key: 3191309 · Received June 26, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-19928
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 26, 2013
Date of Event
June 24, 2013
Report Date
June 25, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
PK924492
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EXAMINATION OF THE REPORTED DEVICES WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THEY WERE NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINTS DATABASES AND/OR A REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE NOT POSSIBLE AS THE REQUIRED PRODUCT/LOT CODE COMBINATIONS WERE NOT PROVIDED. REVIEW OF PROVIDED PATIENT X-RAYS FINDS THE HEAD IS NOT CENTERED IN THE CUP AND MAY HAVE SHIFTED SUPERIORLY. THIS COULD INDICATE POLY WEAR OF THE LINER AS MENTIONED IN THE COMPLAINT. THE PATIENT IS A REPORTED 62 Y/O MALE AT 107 KG AND 6 FEET TALL. CALCULATED BMI IS 32. THE PATIENT IS CONSIDERED OBESE. THE WEIGHT OF THE PATIENT EXCEEDS THE PROSTHESIS RECOMMENDATIONS. THERE ARE WARNINGS AGAINST IMPROPER PROSTHESIS SELECTION OR ALIGNMENT THAT TEND TO ADVERSELY AFFECT HIP REPLACEMENT IMPLANTS INCLUDING EXCESSIVE PATIENT WEIGHT. THE INVESTIGATION CAN DRAW NO CONCLUSION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH PAIN. X-RAYS SHOWED POLYETHYLENE LINER WEAR. THE POLYETHYLENE LINER WAS WORN, WITH EVIDENCE OF POLYETHYLENE DISEASE (LYSIS).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
291175 S-ROM*LINR LSER,10 DEG,22.225 ACETABULAR LINER KWA DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 62 YR Required Intervention