UNKNOWN DEPUY PATELLA

Description of Event or Problem

PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS LOOSENING OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AT BOTH INTERFACES. COMPETITOR CEMENT WAS USED IN THE PRIMARY SURGERY. POLY WEAR OF THE TIBIAL INSERT AND PATELLA WAS ALSO REPORTED, AS WELL AS OSTEOLYSIS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE PRODUCT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EXAMINATION. THE PRODUCT CODE AND LOT CODE REQUIRED IN RETRIEVING THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR REVIEWING AND SEARCHING THE COMPLAINT DATABASE WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE REPORTED EVENT BASED ON THE LACK OF THE PRODUCT TO EXAMINE AND INSUFFICIENT PRODUCT INFORMATION. BASED ON THE PERFORMED INVESTIGATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT AND/OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.