FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SUMMIT POR TAPER SZ6 STD OFF

MDR report key: 4242350 · Received November 11, 2014

Report

Report Number
1818910-2014-31519
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 11, 2014
Date of Event
September 25, 2013
Report Date
September 25, 2013
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
Product Code
KXA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE. 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

ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WERE NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE AND/OR DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND LOT CODES REQUIRED WERE NOT PROVIDED. X-RAYS WERE RECEIVED AND REVIEWED. THE INVESTIGATION CAN DRAW NO CONCLUSIONS WITH THE INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE. BASED ON THE INABILITY TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS NOT BEEN INDICATED.

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.THIS COMPLAINT IS THE SUBJECT OF LITIGATION OR A LEGAL CLAIM AND CURRENTLY COMPLETE PRODUCT DETAIL IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LEGAL CLAIM RECEIVED. IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERS FROM PAIN, CLICKING/POPPING, AND ELEVATED LEVELS OF COBALT CHROMIUM. UPDATE REC'D 12/12/2013 - MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED. THE DOI WAS PROVIDED. THERE IS NO NEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WOULD AFFECT THE EXISTING MDR DECISION. RECORDS ARE ATTACHED. ADDITIONAL RECORDS CAN BE FOUND ON THE L DRIVE FOR FURTHER REVIEW. THE COMPLAINT WAS UPDATED ON: 12/23/2013 UPDATE REC'D 6/27/2014- MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED. AFTER REVIEW OF THE MEDICAL RECORDS THERE IS NO NEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WOULD AFFECT THE EXISTING MDR DECISION. THE COMPLAINT WAS UPDATED ON: 7/10/2014. UPDATE REC'D 9/18/2014- MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED. AFTER REVIEW OF THE MEDICAL RECORDS THERE IS NO NEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WOULD AFFECT THE EXISTING MDR DECISION. THE COMPLAINT WAS UPDATED ON: 10/14/2014. UPDATE REC'D 10/17/2014 - LITIGATION PAPERS RECEIVED. IN ADDITION TO WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, LITIGATION ALLEGES THE PATIENT SUFFERS FROM DISCOMFORT. A DOI MONTH WAS IDENTIFIED. A STEM HAS BEEN ADDED TO ADDRESS THE ELEVATED METAL IONS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

UPDATE 12/2/2014- PFS AND MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED. A CORRECT DOI WAS PROVIDED. AFTER REVIEW OF THE MEDICAL RECORDS FOR MDR REPORTABILITY, THERE IS NO NEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WOULD AFFECT THE EXISTING MDR DECISION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PPF ALLEGES LOOSENING OF CUP, METAL WEAR AND METALLOSIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
727608 SUMMIT POR TAPER SZ6 STD OFF HIP FEMORAL STEM/SLEEVE KXA DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR Required Intervention