FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VERTE-STACK SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1062931 · Received June 19, 2008

Report

Report Number
1030489-2008-00280
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 19, 2008
Date of Event
May 29, 2008
Report Date
May 28, 2008
Manufacturer
SOFAMOR DANEK DEGGENDORF GMBH
Product Code
MQP
PMA / PMN Number
K041197
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MFR FOR EVAL. DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED. NO DOCUMENTATION WAS FOUND THAT WOULD INDICATE A NON-CONFORMANCE TO SPECIFICATIONS. UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT UNDERWENT A FOUR-LEVEL CORPECTOMY USING VERTEBRAL BODY REPLACEMENT DEVICES WITH ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR FIXATION AT C3/6. THE SUPERIOR END CAP REPORTEDLY BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE CONSTRUCT DURING IMPACTION. THE SURGEON RE-ASSEMBLED THE CONSTRUCT AND IMPLANTED IT. POST-OPERATIVE IMAGES REPORTEDLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE END CAP HAS DISENGAGED FROM THE CENTER STRUT. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED FIVE DAYS POST-OP TO REPLACE THE CONSTRUCT. THE PT REPORTEDLY IS DOING WELL AFTER THE REVISION SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VERTE-STACK SPINAL SYSTEM VB REPLACEMENT MQP SOFAMOR DANEK DEGGENDORF GMBH NA MT18

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention