FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX52OD

MDR report key: 3251773 · Received July 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-22326
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 29, 2013
Date of Event
July 23, 2010
Report Date
July 18, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
K003523
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. 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 PAIN, DISCOMFORT, ELEVATED METAL ION LEVELS AND DIFFICULTY AMBULATING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
352417 PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX52OD PINNACLE HIP SYSTEM : HIP METAL ACETABULAR LINERS KWA DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US 2785517

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 52 YR Required Intervention