FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY DURALOC LINER 32X64

MDR report key: 3953405 · Received July 23, 2014

Report

Report Number
1818910-2014-24084
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 23, 2014
Date of Event
June 30, 2014
Report Date
June 30, 2014
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
KWA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

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. 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

THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND/OR A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODE REQUIRED WAS NOT PROVIDED. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WI-7915 APPENDIX A. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED EVENT WITHOUT DEVICE EXAMINATION. HOWEVER ALTHOUGH NOT RETURNED, IT WOULD NOT BE UNREASONABLE TO FIND POLY MATERIAL WEAR AFTER THE LENGTH OF TIME REPORTED AS IMPLANTED. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED AND THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED AS NECESSARY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS REVISED FOR POLY WEAR. OSTEOLYSIS WAS ALSO NOTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
431367 UNKNOWN DEPUY DURALOC LINER 32X64 HIP ACETABULAR INSERT/LINER KWA DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Required Intervention