FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VERTEX RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1020997 · 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