FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INFUSE BONE GRAFT

MDR report key: 1212564 · Received October 24, 2008

Report

Report Number
1030489-2008-00597
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 24, 2008
Report Date
September 25, 2008
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC.
Product Code
NEK
PMA / PMN Number
P000058
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NEITHER THE DEVICE NOR FILMS OF APPLICABLE IMAGING STUDIES WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVAL. THEREFORE, WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT UNDERWENT A TLIF WITH BILATERAL FACETECTOMY USING RHBMP-2/ACS. IMMEDIATELY POST-OP, THE PT DEVELOPED A LOW GRADE FEVER. WORK UP WAS NEGATIVE. WOUND, WBC AND CULTURES WERE ALL WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF INFECTION ON IMAGING. THE PT WAS PLACED ON ANTIBIOTICS, AND THE FEVER PERSISTED FOR TWO WEEKS BEFORE IT BROKE. SED RATE WAS 80, AND FELL TO 4 ONCE THE FEVER BROKE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INFUSE BONE GRAFT INFUSE BONE GRAFT NEK MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Hospitalization