FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1152836 · Received September 4, 2008

Report

Report Number
1030489-2008-00493
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 4, 2008
Date of Event
August 8, 2008
Report Date
August 5, 2008
Manufacturer
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
Product Code
KWP
PMA / PMN Number
UNK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO MEDTRONIC FOR EVAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT OF POSTERIOR SPINAL FIXATION AT L4-S1 WITH RODS AND SCREWS. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS POST-OP IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS HAVING RADICULAR PAIN FROM THE RIGHT L5 SCREW. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT L5 SCREW WAS PLACED TOO FAR MEDIAL AND THAT THE POOR SCREW PLACEMENT WAS CAUSING THE PATIENT'S PAIN. THE PT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY TO REMOVE THE RIGHT L5 SCREW AND REPLACE THE RIGHT ROD. THE PATIENT'S SYMPTOMS HAVE REPORTEDLY IMPROVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM SCREW KWP WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50'S Required Intervention