Catalog Number 129435415 |
Device Problem
Break (1069)
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Patient Problem
No Information (3190)
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Event Date 04/08/2016 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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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.(b)(4).Depuy synthes has been informed that the lot number is not available.
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Event Description
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Patient was revised to address a broken implant.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The device associated with this report was not returned for evaluation.Photographs of the reported fractured device were provided.Review of the provided photographs confirm the tibial tray stem has broken off the tibial tray.Requests for additional investigational inputs were made in accordance with wi-7915 appendix a.No additional information was obtained.Review of the device history records and/or a lot specific complaint database search was not possible as the product lot code required were not provided.The investigation could not verify or identify any product contribution to the reported event with the information provided.Based on the inability to determine a root cause, a need for corrective action is 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.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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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.(b)(4).
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional narrative: examination of the submitted device confirmed the stem fractured due to low stress, high cycle fatigue.There were no inclusions or material defects that could have contributed to crack initiation or propagation.Review of the device history records did not reveal any manufacturing deviations or anomalies.The investigation could not draw any conclusions about the root cause of the verify or identify any product contribution to the low stress, high cycle fatigue with the information provided.No evidence was found indicating product error was a contributing factor the device fracture and 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.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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