FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL COMPONENT

MDR report key: 4102806 · Received September 19, 2014

Report

Report Number
1818910-2014-28524
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 19, 2014
Date of Event
January 13, 2012
Report Date
August 20, 2014
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
HSX
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONAL INPUTS WERE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WI-7915 APPENDIX A. PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS WERE PROVIDED. REVIEW OF THE SUPPLIED MEDICAL RECORDS CONFIRMED DEVICE LOOSENING. 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 DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE DEVICE LOOSENING. WITH THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF INFORMATION PROVIDED, IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED THAT THE COMPLAINT IS PRODUCT RELATED. 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 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED AND THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED AS NECESSARY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS ASEPTIC LOOSENING AND SUBSIDENCE OF THEIR KNEE. THE MEDICAL RECORDS INDICATE THE PATIENT'S TIBIAL AND FEMORAL COMPONENTS WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
585110 UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL COMPONENT KNEE FEMORAL COMPONENT HSX DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 85 YR