FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
POLYAXIAL PEDICLE SCREW 7.5 X 50
MDR report key: 1111695
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Received August 13, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 1649384-2008-00425
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 13, 2008
- Date of Event
- July 15, 2008
- Report Date
- August 13, 2008
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT SPINE
- Product Code
- MNI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NJ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
PRODUCT IS AN INSTRUMENT AND IS NOT IMPLANTABLE. EVALUATION IS PENDING.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IN 2008, THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT, PRIOR TO SURGERY, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE SCREW HEAD WAS NOT ATTACHED. THE MALFUNCTION OF A SIMILAR DEVICE HAS RESULTED IN AN ADVERSE EVENT IN THE PAST.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POLYAXIAL PEDICLE SCREW 7.5 X 50 | PATHFINDER | MNI | ABBOTT SPINE | 37PF |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |