FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
VERTEX RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM
MDR report key: 1020997
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Received March 28, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 1030489-2008-00164
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 28, 2008
- Date of Event
- February 26, 2008
- Report Date
- February 28, 2008
- Manufacturer
- WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
- Product Code
- KWP
- PMA / PMN Number
- K003780
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO MEDTRONIC FOR EVALUATION. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE EVENT.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PT WITH AN ANTERIOR FRACTURE AT T1 UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR A TOTAL CORPECTOMY AT T1 WITH POSTERIOR FIXATION AT C5-T4 WITH 3.2MM AND 5.5MM RODS AND A FIBULAR STRUT FROM C7-T2 WITH ANTERIOR PLATE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY, TO REMOVE A BROKEN 3.2MM THREADED ROD, THAT WAS BROKEN AT THE 3.2 TO 5.5MM ROD CONNECTION. NO PT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VERTEX RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM | THREADED ROD | KWP | WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC. | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK | Required Intervention |