FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

14/16 LG TAPER M HEAD 36MM+11

MDR report key: 3761190 · Received April 21, 2014

Report

Report Number
1818910-2014-17155
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 21, 2014
Date of Event
October 1, 2008
Report Date
April 1, 2014
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JDI
PMA / PMN Number
PK980513
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. DEPUY WILL NOTIFY THE FDA OF THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION ONCE IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CLINICAL REPORT STATES THAT PATIENT EXPERIENCED HEMORRHAGING FROM POSTERIOR TEAR OF COMMON FEMORAL VEIN DURING PRIMARY THA WHICH WAS TREATED WITH SAPHENOUS VEIN PATCH BY VASCULAR SURGEON.EXAMINATION OF THE REPORTED DEVICES WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THEY WERE NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINTS DATABASES AND/OR A REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE NOT POSSIBLE AS THE REQUIRED PRODUCT/LOT CODE COMBINATIONS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION CAN DRAW NO CONCLUSION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS NOT BEEN INDICATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CLINICAL REPORT STATES THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION/OPEN REDUCTION OF DISLOCATION 32 DAYS AFTER PRIOR SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
240859 14/16 LG TAPER M HEAD 36MM+11 HIP FEMORAL HEAD JDI DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other