FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TSRH SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1772416 · 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