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Litigation alleges the patient suffers from pain.Update 9/30/15-pfs and medical records received.After review of the medical records for mdr reportability, the patient was revised on (b)(6) 2012 for dislocations.Update ad 28 mar 2019: the receipt of ppf and sticker sheets.In addition to what were previously alleged, ppf alleges pulmonary embolism.Added revision hospital, law firm, age and revision surgeon.Updated patient's identifier.An impacted product record for the cup, screw and stem was added due to alleged pulmonary embolism.
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Product complaint #: (b)(4).Investigation summary: no device associated with this report was received for examination.The information received will be retained for potential series investigations if triggered by trend analysis, post market surveillance, or other events within the quality system.Depuy considers the investigation closed.Should additional information be received, the information will be reviewed and the investigation will be re-opened as necessary.No device(s) associated with this report was received for examination.In order to determine if a lot related issue was possible, a worldwide complaint database search was performed.A complaint database search did find additional results but no related reports against the provided product code and lot number combination(s).Based on the inability to find any additional related reports against the provided product code/lot code combination it is reasonable to conclude that there are no anomalies with regard to manufacturing or inspection contained in the device history records that would contribute to the reported event.Medical records reviewed (7 apr 2020): from a medical perspective, based on the information available, it is not possible to determine if the complaint is product related.See attached report.Investigational inputs were requested as indicated per internal procedures for this failure mode.The complaint information provided has been reviewed for complaint coding, medical device reporting, and other data required by the complaint system.Per internal procedures, the event information and any investigational inputs received as part of required follow up were reviewed.For this investigation, no immediate action was required as no alleged deficiency with the device(s) was identified.Without the physical complaint sample(s) associated with this report, it was not possible to determine if the device(s) failed to meet specification(s) at the time it was released for distribution.The device(s) associated with this event were used in the treatment of the patient as prescribed by the presiding surgeon.From the event information received, it was not possible to determine the relationship of the device to the reported event.No information received with this individual complaint indicated that a broader investigation or corrective action was necessary.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.
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