FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INION AMERICA

MDR report key: 1296304 · Received January 26, 2009

Report

Report Number
MW5009749
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 26, 2009
Report Date
January 21, 2009
Manufacturer
FINNISH COMPANY ( INION)
Product Code
OJB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WE DID A SERIES OF CERVICAL SURGERY CASES 2 YEARS AGO WITH A RESORBABLE PLATE AND SCREWS CALLED "INION". WE ARE NOW SEEING A THIRD CASE OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE LONG TERM AND UNUSUAL REACTIONS TO THIS RESORBABLE PRODUCT. (THREE PTS SO FAR). WE DID A SMALL SERIES OF CASES USING RESORBABLE PLATES AND SCREWS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AFTER THIS, WE SAW A PT BACK WHO APPEARED TO HAVE SOME RESORBTION OF BONE RELATED TO THE PLATE SCREWS. WE REPORTED THIS TO THE MANUFACTURER AND KEPT A WATCHFUL EYE ON THIS. WE TRACKED THIS ONLINE AND WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND FOUND NO SIMILAR CASES. THIS PT DID NOT REQUIRE RE-OPERATION, BUT IS ONLY NOW STARTING TO FUSE MORE SOLIDLY. DATE OF USE: 2005 - 2006. NOTE: ALL RELATED SCANS, REPORTS AND MD NOTES ARE IN THE RESPECTIVE PT CHARTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INION AMERICA CERVICAL PLATE AND SCREWS OJB FINNISH COMPANY ( INION)

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| O