FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

UNK

MDR report key: 1639996 · Received March 23, 2010

Report

Report Number
1030489-2010-00358
Event Type
Death
Date Received
March 23, 2010
Date of Event
October 29, 2007
Report Date
February 22, 2010
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK
Product Code
MCV
PMA / PMN Number
UNK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B) (4). LITERATURE ARTICLE CITATION: ARYAN ET AL. STABILIZATION OF THE ATLANTOAXIAL COMPLEX VIA C-1 LATERAL MASS AND C-2 PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION IN A MULTICENTER CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN 102 PATIENTS: MODIFICATION OF THE HARMS AND GOEL TECHNIQUES. J NEUROSURG SPINE 200; 8:222-229. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR THESE DEVICES WAS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL DEVICE INFORMATION. NEITHER THE DEVICE NOR FILMS OF APPLICABLE IMAGING STUDIES WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A C1-C2 FUSION USING PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION AND RHBMP-2/ACS. AT AN UNK TIME POST-OP, THE PATIENT DIED DUE TO METASTATIC CANCER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNK UNK MCV MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Death IMPLANTED:| VERTEX RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM| INFUSE BONE GRAFT| IMPLANTED: