KYPHX 11 GAUGE BONE ACCESS NEEDLE
Report
- Report Number
- 2953769-2009-00023
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 11, 2009
- Report Date
- February 12, 2009
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC SPINE LLC
- Product Code
- HRX
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GM
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
REPORT SOURCE: "1150 KYPHOPLASTIES OVER 7 YEARS: INDICATIONS, TECHNIQUES, AND INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS" BY NICHOLAS MCARTHUR, MD CHRISTIAN KASPERK, MD; MARTIN BAIER, MD; MICHAEL TANNER, MD; BERND GRITZBACH, MD; OLIVER SCHOIERER, MD; WOLFRAM ROTHFISCHER, MD; GERHARD KROHMER, MD; JOCHEN HILMEIER, MD; HANS-JURGEN KOCK, MD; PETER JURGEN MEEDER, MD; FRANZ-XAVER HUBER, MD TAKEN FROM ORTHO SUPERSITE, ORTHOPEDICS 2009;32:90. - OTHER, DEVICE NOT RETURNED, INTERNAL REVIEW OF LITERATURE.
IN A LITERATURE REVIEW, IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING A KYPHOPLASTY PROCEDURE, A PATIENT COMPLAINED OF SEVERE POSTOPERATIVE PAIN TOGETHER WITH SEVERE SWELLING DUE TO A SUBCUTANEOUS HEMATOMA IN THE AREA OF THE SURGICAL INCISION. FOLLOWING SURGICAL EVACUATION OF THE HEMATOMA THE PATIENT REPORTED NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. IT WAS REPORTED PER THE AUTHOR THAT THE POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE RESULTED FROM AN UNKNOWN REGULAR INTAKE OF ASPIRIN. IT IS NOT CERTAIN WHETHER A SCALPEL OR KYPHOPLASTY DEVICE CAUSED A HEMORRHAGE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KYPHX 11 GAUGE BONE ACCESS NEEDLE | ACCESS NEEDLE | HRX | MEDTRONIC SPINE LLC | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK | Other| R |