FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1210749 · Received October 23, 2008

Report

Report Number
1030489-2008-00590
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 23, 2008
Date of Event
August 30, 2008
Report Date
September 25, 2008
Manufacturer
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
Product Code
KWP
PMA / PMN Number
K052187
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
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 EVALUATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HOSPITAL IS MAINTAINING POSSESSION OF THE IMPLANTS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WITH A LONG HISTORY OF SCOLIOSIS WHICH HAD INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST YEAR WITH A 45 DEGREE CURVE UNDERWENT SURGERY WITH IMPLANT OF POSTERIOR HARDWARE. ONE MONTH PRIOR, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR HYDROCEPHALUS. SOMETIME POST-OP, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SETSCREWS HAD BACKED OUT OF THE SCREWS AND THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY TO REPLACE HARDWARE.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 15 YR Required Intervention