UNKNOWN DEPUY FEMORAL COMPONENT
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
THIS COMPLAINT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. DEPUY WILL NOTIFY THE FDA OF THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION ONCE IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
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.
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 |