FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ATLANTIS® ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 12524391 · Received September 24, 2021

Report

Report Number
1030489-2021-01206
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 24, 2021
Date of Event
September 9, 2021
Report Date
March 22, 2022
Manufacturer
WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWQ
UDI-DI
00613994625120
PMA / PMN Number
K021461
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CH
Reporter Occupation
OTHER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

H3: PART#: 7200040, LOT#: 0820114W. VISUAL AND OPTICAL EXAMINATION CONFIRMED, THE PLATE WAS RETURNED DAMAGED. ONE OF THE LOCKING PLATE CAPS HAS BEEN SEPARATED FROM THE PLATE. OPTICAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED, WITNESS MARKS AND MATERIAL DEFORMATION ON THE LOCKING CAP CONSISTENT WITH OVERLOAD. THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. MEDTRONIC IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REPORTING REGULATIONS UNDER 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. THIS REPORT IS BASED UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED BY MEDTRONIC, WHICH THE COMPANY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FULLY INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE REPORT WAS REQUIRED BY THE FDA. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO OBTAIN MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION AND HAS PROVIDED AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. IN PARTICULAR, THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION BY ANYONE THAT THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT HAS ANY ¿DEFECTS¿ OR HAS ¿MALFUNCTIONED¿. THESE WORDS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FDA 3500A FORM AND ARE FIXED ITEMS FOR SELECTION CREATED BY THE FDA TO CATEGORIZE THE TYPE OF EVENT SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGULATORY REPORTING. MEDTRONIC OBJECTS TO THE USE OF THESE WORDS AND OTHERS LIKE THEM BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF DEFINITION AND THE CONNOTATIONS IMPLIED BY THESE TERMS. THIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH ANY INFORMATION OR REPORT DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. A GOOD FAITH EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO OBTAIN THE APPLICABLE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM COMPETENT AUTHORITY VIA A MANUFACTURING REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A PATIENT WITH MIXED CERVICAL SPO NDYLOPATHY FOR ANTERIOR CERVICAL ACDF SPINAL THERAPY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ELITE LOCKING RING WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT SYMPTOMS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1425428 ATLANTIS® ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERVERTEBRAL BOD KWQ WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS 7200040 0820114W 00613994625120

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR Male