FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY 10.5 MMA FEMORAL STEM

MDR report key: 4221641 · Received November 3, 2014

Report

Report Number
1818910-2014-31030
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 3, 2014
Date of Event
July 7, 2014
Report Date
October 7, 2014
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.1818910
Product Code
KWA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MT, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. A PREVIOUS REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR THE 2597157 LOT CODE DID NOT REVEAL ANY RELATED MANUFACTURING DEVIATIONS OR ANOMALIES. A COMPLAINT DATABASE SEARCH FINDS NO OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS AGAINST THE REMAINING PRODUCT AND LOT COMBINATION. 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. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED AND THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED AS NECESSARY.

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. UDI: UNAVAILABLE. DEPUY SYNTHES HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CATALOG NUMBER AND LOT NUMBER ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INSTABILITY. UPDATE REC¿D (B)(6) 2014 - PATIENT'S MEDICAL RECORDS WERE RECEIVED. MEDICAL RECORDS WERE REVIEWED FOR MDR REPORTABILITY. RECORDS INDICATE THE PATIENT HAD METAL WEAR AND METALLOSIS, WEAR OF THEIR CERAMIC HEAD AND INCREASED COBALT LEVELS. THE PATIENT'S LINER, HEAD, AND FEMORAL STEM ARE BEING REPORTED AT THIS TIME. THE COMPLAINT WAS UPDATED ON: (B)(6) 2014.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
702314 UNKNOWN DEPUY 10.5 MMA FEMORAL STEM HIP FEMORAL STEM/SLEEVE KWA DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.1818910 UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR Required Intervention