FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY SROM FEMORAL STEM

MDR report key: 4130015 · Received September 30, 2014

Report

Report Number
1818910-2014-29126
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 30, 2014
Date of Event
September 23, 2014
Report Date
September 23, 2014
Manufacturer
DEPUY IRELAND 9616671
Product Code
LPH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UT, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UDI: UNAVAILABLE. 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

(B)(4). DEPUY SYNTHES HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CATALOG NUMBER AND LOT NUMBER IS NOT AVAILABLE.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 DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT WERE NOT RETURNED. A WORLDWIDE COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH COULD NOT BE COMPLETED FOR THE FEMORAL SLEEVE AND FEMORAL STEM AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODES REQUIRED WERE NOT PROVIDED. X-RAY(S) WERE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED; CONFIRMING THE REPORTED IMPLANT FRACTURE AFTER THE PATIENT FELL. 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 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 DUE TO A STEM FRACTURE AS THE RESULT OF A FALL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
609352 UNKNOWN DEPUY SROM FEMORAL STEM HIP FEMORAL STEM/SLEEVE LPH DEPUY IRELAND 9616671 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Required Intervention