FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1033015 · Received April 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
1030489-2008-00204
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 22, 2008
Date of Event
April 16, 2008
Report Date
April 16, 2008
Manufacturer
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
Product Code
NQP
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
1030489-122107-009-R
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AU
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HAS NOT RETURNED TO MEDTRONIC FOR EVALUATION. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVEALED NO DOCUMENTATION TO INDICATE A NON-CONFORMANCE TO SPECIFICATION. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY WITH BILATERAL POSTERIOR DYNAMIC ROD FIXATION. POST-OPERATIVE STATUS WAS GOOD. BEGINNING IN 2008, THE PATIENT BEGAN EXPERIENCING LUMBAR PAIN AND SCIATICA. X-RAYS TAKEN IN 2008, REVEALED DAMAGED CABLES OF BOTH RODS. PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY THE FOLLOWING MONTH, TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE RODS. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM ROD NQP WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC. NA AT200610P005

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention