FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
TSRH SPINAL SYSTEM
MDR report key: 1772416
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Received July 23, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 1030489-2010-00962
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 23, 2010
- Date of Event
- June 16, 2010
- Report Date
- June 23, 2010
- Manufacturer
- WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC
- Product Code
- MNI
- PMA / PMN Number
- K984522
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4) (PSEUDOARTHROSIS): THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR EVAL. MACROSCOPIC EXAM CONFIRMS THE BONE SCREW IS BROKEN; MICROSCOPIC EXAM REVEALS A FAIRLY FLAT FRACTURE SURFACE WITH PROGRESSIVE STRIATIONS, INDICATIVE OF FATIGUE. LOWER PORTION OF BONE SCREW REVEALS EXTENSIVE SURFACE DAMAGE, TYPICAL OF SURGICAL EXTRACTION FROM BONE, POSSIBLY UTILIZING TREPHINE. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY APPLICABLE NONCONFORMANCE TO SPECIFICATION.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT UNDERWENT A SINGLE LEVEL POSTERIOR LATERAL FUSION AT L2-3. SOMETIME POST OP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A SCREW WAS BROKEN. A REVISION WAS DONE DUE TO PSEUDOARTHROSIS AND TO REMOVE THE BROKEN SCREW. NO FURTHER PT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSRH SPINAL SYSTEM | BONE SCREW | MNI | WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC | NA | W05G3996 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention | BONE SCREWS| IMPLANT| EXPLANT| RODS| IMPLANT| EXPLANT| IMPLANT| IMPLANT| EXPLANT| SET SCREWS| EXPLANT| CONNECTORS| IMPLANT| CROSSLINK| EXPLANT |