FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SIGMA PS CEM FEM SZ4N R

MDR report key: 3220596 · Received July 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-20973
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 11, 2013
Date of Event
June 11, 2013
Report Date
June 12, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY-RAYNHAM, A DIV. OF DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
PK073529
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. PATIENT'S MEDICAL RECORDS WERE PROVIDED. REVIEW OF THE SUPPLIED MEDICAL RECORDS FOUND EVIDENCE CONFIRMING THE REPORTED CONCERNS. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT; HOWEVER, THE PROVIDED INFORMATION SUGGEST PATIENT TRAUMA (FALL) WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND SUGGESTING PRODUCT ERROR WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AND THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED AND THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED AS NECESSARY.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH FINDS NO OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS AGAINST THE PROVIDED PRODUCT AND LOT COMBINATION SINCE ITS RELEASE FOR DISTRIBUTION. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WI-7915 APPENDIX A; REV. D. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT. 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

CLINICAL REPORT STATES THE PATIENT HAD SCLEROSIS OF THE LATERAL FACET OF THE PATELLA FROM ARTICULATION OF THE BONE OVER THE LATERAL FEMORAL CONDYLE OF HER PS FEMORAL COMPONENT AND POST TRAUMATIC ARTHRITIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
319780 SIGMA PS CEM FEM SZ4N R FEMORAL JWH DEPUY-RAYNHAM, A DIV. OF DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS CG6E14

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 69 YR Required Intervention