FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN J&J TC1 TIBIAL INSERT

MDR report key: 3223672 · Received July 12, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-21059
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 12, 2013
Date of Event
July 1, 2013
Report Date
July 1, 2013
Manufacturer
1818910 DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JWH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, 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 COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODES REQUIRED WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE INITIAL REPORTING STATED NO ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO IDENTIFY A ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED. SHOULD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT 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

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS OSTEOLYSIS, POLY WEAR OF THE TIBIAL INSERT, AND SUBSIDENCE OF THE TIBIAL TRAY, WHICH WAS ALSO LOOSE AT BOTH INTERFACES. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CEMENT USED AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL IMPLANTATION IS UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
323644 UNKNOWN J&J TC1 TIBIAL INSERT TIBIAL KNEE INSERT JWH 1818910 DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Required Intervention