FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL HEAD

MDR report key: 3925321 · Received July 10, 2014

Report

Report Number
1818910-2014-23096
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 10, 2014
Date of Event
February 5, 2008
Report Date
July 9, 2014
Manufacturer
DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LTD. 8010379
Product Code
JDI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NM, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A LOT SPECIFIC COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE REQUIRED WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED EVENT WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT AND/OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO PATIENT SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS FOR THE RE-REVISION SURGERY, GENERAL LITIGATION ALLEGES METAL ON METAL, SO WE ARE REPORTING THE HEAD AND LINER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
403190 UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL HEAD HIP FEMORAL HEAD JDI DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LTD. 8010379 UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention