FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SUMMIT DUOFIX TAP SZ5 STD OFF

MDR report key: 3222328 · Received July 12, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-21014
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 12, 2013
Date of Event
June 26, 2013
Report Date
June 26, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
Product Code
LPH
PMA / PMN Number
K011489
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

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 AND LOT CODE REQUIRED WAS NOT PROVIDED. 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. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED AND THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED AS NECESSARY.

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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT SEEKING LEGAL ACTION. PFS WAS RECEIVED FROM LEGAL, MEDICAL RECORDS WERE RECEIVED FROM LEGAL, PRODUCT INFORMATION INDICATES THE PATIENT HAD POLY ON METAL. AS THE LITIGATION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED, AND THERE IS NO REPORTED SERIOUS INJURY OR MALFUNCTION (PATIENT HAS NOT BEEN REVISED), THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET. EVEN THOUGH PART/LOT INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT PRODUCTS ARE AT ISSUE AS THE PATIENT HAS NOT BEEN REVISED; THEREFORE, THE PRODUCT PAGE WILL BE LEFT AS UNKNOWN UNTIL FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER REVIEW. RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER REVIEW.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
323877 SUMMIT DUOFIX TAP SZ5 STD OFF SUMMIT HIP STEM : HIP FEMORAL STEM LPH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR Other