FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MID-C 125

MDR report key: 12072975 · Received June 27, 2021

Report

Report Number
3013461531-2021-00023
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 27, 2021
Date of Event
May 31, 2021
Report Date
June 27, 2021
Manufacturer
APIFIX LTD
Product Code
QGP
UDI-DI
07290014993068
PMA / PMN Number
H170001
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GR
Reporter Occupation
501

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION: PRODUCTION PROCESS: A REVIEW OF THE DHR DEMONSTRATED THAT THE MID-C SYSTEM WAS MANUFACTURED, TESTED, AND RELEASED ACCORDING TO APIFIX SPECIFICATIONS. SURGEON INFORMATION AND X-RAY ANALYSIS: THE PATIENT WAS INITIALLY OPERATED ON (B)(6), 2020, THE POST-OPERATION X-RAY DEMONSTRATES THAT THE SCREW WAS MISPLACED DURING THE INDEX PROCEDURE ON PATIENT COMPLAINT ABOUT PAIN, FOLLOW UP X-RAY ON /JAN/2021 SHOW THAT THE LOWER EXTENDER SCREW WAS OUT OF THE PEDICLE, DUE TO SCREW MISPLACEMENT. PLACING SCREWS CORRECTLY INSIDE THE PEDICLE IS THE SURGEON'S EXPERTISE AND IS NOT RELATED TO THE APIFIX SYSTEM. RISK ASSESSMENT: AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT (JUN 03, 2021), THE COMPANY'S INCIDENT RATE OF SCREW MISPLACEMENT IS 1.6 % WHICH IS WELL WITHIN THE RATE REPORTED IN THE LITERATURE 13 %(CER 727 REV T). THE RISK OF MISUSE-THE SURGEON DOES NOT FOLLOW THE IFU AND/OR THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE GUIDE THAT MAY LEAD TO PAIN HAS BEEN ASSESSED AND FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE (DMS#777 REV Q1 HAZARD ID 1.5) THE CURRENT COMPLAINT DOES CHANGE THE RISK PROBABILITY SCORE. EVENT OF PAIN ADDRESSED IN THE IFU WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS SECTION: "METALLIC IMPLANTS CAN LOOSEN, FRACTURE, CORRODE, MIGRATE, OR CAUSE PAIN."

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WILL REVISE TO THE NEW APIFIX SYSTEM ON (B)(6) 2021 DUE TO SCREW MISPLACEMENT BASED ON THE FOLLOW-UP X-RAY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
969779 MID-C 125 POSTERIOR RATCHETING ROD SYSTEM,,, QGP APIFIX LTD MID-C 125 AF 10-01-19 07290014993068

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention