FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DEPUY SIGMA KNEE

MDR report key: 8199733 · Received December 26, 2018

Report

Report Number
MW5082627
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 26, 2018
Date of Event
December 4, 2013
Report Date
December 23, 2018
Manufacturer
DEPUY SYNTHES, INC.
Product Code
LOD
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
MS, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

I HAD A TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT IN (B)(6) 2013 @ (B)(6) HOSPITAL IN (B)(6). PERFORMED BY DR. (B)(6). I AM SINGLE/LIVE ALONE/NO ONE TO CARE OR HELP WITH MY CARE. AFTER 4 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL, I WAS TRANSFERRED TO A NURSING HOME FOR A 20 DAY STAY WITH THERAPY. IT WAS A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. I NEVER WAS PAIN FREE. BY (B)(6) 2016, I COULD STAND THE PAIN NO LONGER. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD X-RAYS WHICH SHOWED PROBABLE TIBIAL PLATE LOOSENING AND POSSIBLE INFECTION. I HAD A NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY PERFORMED WITHIN A MONTH WHICH RULED OUT INFECTION. BECAUSE OF THE MENTAL TRAUMA I SUFFERED AFTER THE REPLACEMENT I CONTINUED TO ENDURE THE PAIN UNTIL (B)(6) 2018 WHEN I HAD A TOTAL KNEE REVISION DONE @ (B)(6) HOSPITAL IN (B)(6). PERFORMED BY DR. (B)(6). HIS OPERATIVE REPORT DOCUMENTED THE LOOSENING OF THE TIBIAL PLATE AND THE FAILURE OF THE CEMENT AND DEBONDING WHICH HAD OCCURRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1034206 DEPUY SIGMA KNEE PROSTHESIS, KNEE LOD DEPUY SYNTHES, INC.
1034207 HV CEMENT BONE CEMENT LOD DEPUY SYNTHES, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 62 YR Hospitalization| R