FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX54OD

MDR report key: 3513937 · Received December 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
1818910-2013-35685
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 11, 2013
Date of Event
February 16, 2014
Report Date
November 19, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910
Product Code
KWA
PMA / PMN Number
PK003523
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE FOUND NO ADDITIONAL RELATED REPORTS AGAINST LOT CODE 1231968 OR 1840483. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. 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 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

LITIGATION ALLEGES PAIN AND ELEVATED LEVELS OF COBALT AND CHROMIUM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
646884 PINNACLE MTL INS NEUT36IDX54OD METAL LINER KWA DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910 1231968

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 46 YR Other