BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    ELEVATE¿ SPINAL SYSTEM

    MDR report key: 15672280 · Received October 26, 2022

    Report

    Report Number
    1030489-2022-00977
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    October 26, 2022
    Date of Event
    October 1, 2022
    Report Date
    February 23, 2023
    Manufacturer
    WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS
    Product Code
    MAX
    UDI-DI
    00643169430433
    PMA / PMN Number
    K172199
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    AS
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN
    Health Professional
    Yes

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    H3. PRODUCT ANALYSIS: PRODUCT ID: 7770723 LOT NO: 0886518W VISUAL AND OPTICAL INSPECTION REVEALED THE PEEK PORTION HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE TITANIUM PORTION. THE SCREW THAT CONTROLS THE HEIGHT OF THE CAGE HAS BEEN THREADED IN TO FAR CAUSING THE CAGE TO BREAK. THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE APPLIED THE THREADING SCREW WHEN EXPANDING THE IMPLANT. 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 · 0

    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.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL VIA MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A PATIENT IMPLANTED WITH AN EXPANDABLE CAGE USED IN L5/S1 PLIF THERAPY FOR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE WITH SPONDYLITIS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IMPLANT WAS LOADED ONTO THE INSERTER AS DESCRIBED IN THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. THE IMPLANT WAS CONFIRMED TO BE FULLY COLLAPSED PRIOR TO INSERTION. A SMALL MALLET WAS USED TO INSERT THE IMPLANT INTO THE DISC SPACE. DURING THE INSERTION PROCESS, THE PEEK COMPONENT OF THE SPACER FRACTURED AND BROKE APART. THE CAGE WAS IMMEDIATELY EXPLANTED AND ALL COMPONENTS OF THE CAGE WERE SAFELY REMOVED, WITH NO HARM TO THE PATIENT. L5/S1 WAS THE DISC SPACE INSTRUMENTED. THE DISC SPACE HAD COLLAPSED ENTIRELY AND WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT. DILATION VIA SPREADERS AND SHAVERS WAS COMPLETED UP TO 9MM. NO PATIENT SYMPTOMS WERE REPORTED. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED/ANTICIPATED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    2761451 ELEVATE¿ SPINAL SYSTEM INTERVERTEBRAL FUSION DEVICE WITH BONE GRAFT, MAX WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS 7770723 0886518W 00643169430433

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 26 YR Female