FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY PINNACLE METAL LINER

MDR report key: 3223746 · Received July 12, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-21069
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 12, 2013
Date of Event
June 27, 2013
Report Date
June 28, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY INTL., LTD. ? REG. # 8010379
Product Code
KWA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

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

LITIGATION ALLEGES THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERS FROM PAIN, INFLAMMATION, POPPING/CLICKING AND GRINDING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
323129 UNKNOWN DEPUY PINNACLE METAL LINER TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT KWA DEPUY INTL., LTD. ? REG. # 8010379 UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other