UNKNOWN KNEE FEMORAL
Report
- Report Number
- 1818910-2018-53894
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 22, 2018
- Date of Event
- January 30, 2018
- Report Date
- January 30, 2018
- Manufacturer
- DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US
- Product Code
- JWH
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4). INVESTIGATION SUMMARY ==> NO DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WAS RECEIVED FOR EXAMINATION. DEPUY SYNTHES CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INFORMATION WILL BE REVIEWED AND THE INVESTIGATION MAY BE RE-OPENED AS NECESSARY. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH , A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.
(B)(4). IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.
(B)(4). THIS PRODUCT WAS REPORTED IN ERROR. NO PATIENT DEATH, SERIOUS INJURY OR EVIDENCE OF REPORTABLE PRODUCT MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE RE-OPENED.
DER STATES THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A CEMENTED DEPUY SIGMA CRUCIATE LTK IN 2013. THEY WERE SUBSEQUENTLY INVOLVED IN AN MVA THAT CAUSED THE FEMORAL COMPONENT TO LOSS ITS BONE FIXATION AND BECAME PAINFUL. THE PATIENT THEN WAS REVISED TO A CEMENTED SIGMA P5 FEMORAL COMPONENT AND CRUCIATE SCARIFYING ARTICULATING SURFACE. THE TIBIAL TRAY AND PATELLA WERE RETAINED AT THE TIME OF SURGERY 18 MONTHS POST OP THIS SAME KNEE BECAME STIFF AND PAINFUL. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FEMORAL BONE SURROUNDING THE ANTERIOR SECTION OF THE KNEE WAS RESORBING. THE FEMORAL COMPONENT WAS REVISED TO A SIGMA TC3 COMPONENT WITH A STEM AND AUGMENTS. THE ARTICULATING SURFACE WAS ALSO INCREASED TO A THICKER SIZE. PATELLA AND TIBIAL TRAY WERE RETAINED. DOI: (B)(6) 2016; DOR: (B)(6) 2018; LEFT KNEE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132098 | UNKNOWN KNEE FEMORAL | KNEE FEMORAL | JWH | DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 YR | Required Intervention |