FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN

MDR report key: 3223633 · Received July 12, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-21053
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 12, 2013
Date of Event
June 14, 2013
Report Date
June 14, 2013
Manufacturer
1818910 DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JDI
PMA / PMN Number
PUNKNOWN
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A LOT SPECIFIC COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND/OR LOT CODES REQUIRED WERE NOT PROVIDED. A SINGLE, PRE-REVISION X-RAY IMAGE ALONG WITH A SINGLE PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPH WAS SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW AND INDICATES A DISASSOCIATION RATHER THAN DISLOCATION EVENT. IT DOES NOT HOWEVER IDENTIFY PRODUCT ERROR OR A ROOT CAUSE. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH (B)(4) APPENDIX A. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO IDENTIFY 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

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 DISLOCATION. CONSIDERABLE METALLOSIS WAS ALSO NOTED DURING THE SURGERY; HOWEVER, NO INFORMATION COULD BE OBTAINED ANY POSSIBLE SEVERE POLY WEAR OR DISASSOCIATION THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE METALLOSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
322334 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN JDI 1818910 DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Required Intervention