FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1020022 · Received March 27, 2008

Report

Report Number
1030489-2008-00150
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 27, 2008
Date of Event
December 18, 2007
Report Date
February 6, 2008
Manufacturer
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
Product Code
KWQ
PMA / PMN Number
K040962
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO MEDTRONIC FOR EVALUATION. VISUAL EXAMINATION CONFIRMED THE ROD WAS FRACTURED 3CM FROM THE END OF THE ROD. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR L5-S1 SPONDYLOLISTHESIS WITH POSTERIOR FIXATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS POST-OP, THE SURGEON REVIEWED THE PATIENT AND FOUND THAT A ROD APPEARED BROKEN AT THE SACRAL JUNCTION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS POST-OP TO REMOVE THE BROKEN ROD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM ROD KWQ WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention