FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1140046 · Received August 28, 2008

Report

Report Number
1030489-2008-00464
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 28, 2008
Date of Event
October 13, 2006
Report Date
October 1, 2006
Manufacturer
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC
Product Code
NQP
PMA / PMN Number
K050809
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO MEDTRONIC FOR EVAL. A VISUAL EXAMINATION CONFIRMED THE ROD WAS FRACTURED AT THE SETSCREW APPROX 15.5MM FROM THE END OF THE ROD. BASED ON THE COLORATION OF MATERIAL IN THE CROSS SECTION AND THE CLEAN FRACTURE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ROD MAY HAVE FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF A DIRECT LOCALIZED FORCE CONSISTENT WITH A TRAUMATIC EVENT. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOUND NO DOCUMENTATION TO INDICATE A NON-CONFORMANCE TO SPECIFICATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY TO REMOVE AND REPLACE A BROKEN SEMI RIGID ROD. THE PT REPORTEDLY SUFFERED SOME TYPE OF TRAUMA PRIOR TO THE ROD BREAKAGE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM ROD NQP WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC NA W05K4485

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention