MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910 UNKNOWN SHOULDER LOCKING SCREW; SHOULDER IMPLANT

Catalog Number UNK SHOULDER LOCKING SCREW

Device Problem Failure to Osseointegrate (1863)

Patient Problems Unspecified Infection (1930); Inadequate Osseointegration (2646); No Code Available (3191)

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

(b)(4).If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.7 patients involved.

Event Description

On 21-jan-2019: "reverse total shoulder arthroplasty survivorship analysis of the eighty replacements followed for five to ten years" was reviewed for mdr reportability, the article followed 80 delta shoulder prosthesis (77 patients) that were implanted from 1992-1998.Of the 77 patients, 19 were reported to have died, but there is no indication of the cause of death or if the implants contributed to the deaths.No patient identifies were provided.Below were complications noted.One patient had infection.Implants were removed, but not re-implanted.One patient had infection, i&d was performed and the glenoid was replaced.One patient had infection, underwent a two-stage revision.The patient then experienced a dislocation after reimplantation, but it¿s unknown if depuy products were involved.Two patients experienced the glenoid became unscrewed from the metaglene.One patient experienced the glenoid becoming unscrewed from the metaglene and the glenoid was also loose.One patient experienced glenoid loosening secondary to metaglene malpositioning.

Manufacturer Narrative

Depuy synthes is submitting this report pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which depuy synthes has not been able to investigate or verify prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by fda, depuy synthes or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the device, depuy synthes, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.Product complaint #
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> 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.

• Brand Name: UNKNOWN SHOULDER LOCKING SCREW
• Type of Device: SHOULDER IMPLANT
• Manufacturer (Section D): DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910 ; 700 orthopaedic drive; warsaw IN 46582 0988
• MDR Report Key: 8278045
• MDR Text Key: 134109948
• Report Number: 1818910-2019-82328
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: HSD
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: foreign,literature
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 01/21/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 01/25/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: UNK SHOULDER LOCKING SCREW
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 02/11/2019
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention