MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910 UNKNOWN HIP FEMORAL STEM

Catalog Number UNK HIP FEMORAL STEM

Device Problem Loss of or Failure to Bond (1068)

Patient Problems Cyst(s) (1800); Foreign Body Reaction (1868); Pain (1994); Injury (2348); Osteolysis (2377); 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.Due to the size of the file, the attached article only includes the first page.[(b)(4)].

Event Description

On (b)(6) 2019: ¿aggressive granulomatosis of the hip: a forgotten mode of aseptic failure¿ was reviewed for mdr reportability.The study involved nine patients, including 7 patients with depuy acetabular and femoral components.Overall mean time between primary total hip arthroplasty (tha) and revision surgery was 81 months and mean follow-up since revision tha was 143 months.All patients underwent primary hip arthroplasty between april 1991 and july 2007.Two patients received competitor products.The 7 depuy hips implanted consisted of five charnley stems and two c-stem stems, as well as four duraloc uncemented cups three ogee cemented cups.Of the 7 patients with depuy hips, all 7 experienced complications and resulting revision operations.The cement used during the primary operation is unknown.The following adverse events were noted: female age (b)(6), had a revision to address a cyst, osteolysis, bone loss, metallosis, stem loosening, pain and dislocation.Charnley/ogee.

Manufacturer Narrative

Depuy synthes is submitting this report pursuant to the provision of 21 cfr, part 803.The report may be based on the 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.Additional narrative: product complaint # (b)(4).Investigation summary no device associated with this report was received for examination.A worldwide lot specific complaint database search, or device history record (dhr) review, was not possible because the required lot number was not provided.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.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.

• Brand Name: UNKNOWN HIP FEMORAL STEM
• Type of Device: HIP FEMORAL STEM
• Manufacturer (Section D): DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 1818910; 700 orthopaedic drive; warsaw IN 46582 0988
• MDR Report Key: 8739777
• MDR Text Key: 149370340
• Report Number: 1818910-2019-96959
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: JDG
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: foreign,health professional,l
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 06/06/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 06/27/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: UNK HIP FEMORAL STEM
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 07/03/2019
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 70 YR