FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON AGILE SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1353348 · Received March 19, 2009

Report

Report Number
1030489-2009-00258
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 19, 2009
Date of Event
February 19, 2009
Report Date
February 17, 2009
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC ORTHOPEDIC INC.
Product Code
NQP
PMA / PMN Number
K060615
Removal / Correction Number
Z14152008
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO MEDTRONIC FOR EVALUATION. A REVIEW OF X-RAY FILMS TAKEN PRIOR TO REVISION SURGERY VERIFIED BILATERAL FRACTURE OF CONSTRUCT. VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE FOUND THE CABLE FRACTURED AT THE DISTAL END BY THE FLANGE. THE CABLE OF THE OTHER ROD FRACTURED NEAR THE CENTER OF THE TWO FLANGES. THE CABLE WITH THE PLUG CAME OFF AT THE PROXIMAL END OF BOTH RODS. BOTH BUMPERS AND RODS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOUND NO DOCUMENTATION TO INDICATE A NON-CONFORMANCE TO SPECIFICATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR IMPLANT AT L3-L5 WITH THE DYNAMIC SEGMENT AT L3-L4. THE PATIENT'S ROD BROKE POST-OP (DATE OF BREAKAGE UNKNOWN). REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE THE IMPLANTED SYSTEM AND EXTEND FUSION TO L2.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CD HORIZON AGILE SPINAL SYSTEM NQP MEDTRONIC ORTHOPEDIC INC. NA AT200610P050

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention