FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LOCKING DRIVER FOR CSLP

MDR report key: 1790148 · Received August 3, 2010

Report

Report Number
1719045-2010-00213
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 3, 2010
Date of Event
July 14, 2010
Report Date
July 14, 2010
Manufacturer
SYNTHES MONUMENT
Product Code
LXH
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. SUBJECT DEVICE IS AN INSTRUMENT AND IS NOT IMPLANTED. INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING; NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AS NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING AN ACDF AT C6-C7, ONE OF THE FOUR BLADES ON THE LOCKING DRIVER FOR CSLP BROKE OFF IN THE HEAD OF THE SCREW. THE SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE BROKEN TIP AND DID NOT REMOVE THE SCREW. BROKEN DRIVER TIP AND SCREW LEFT IN PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LOCKING DRIVER FOR CSLP LOCKING DRIVER LXH SYNTHES MONUMENT NA 1776779

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI