FDA Adverse Event
Death
Summary report: N
KYPHX HV-R BONE CEMENT
MDR report key: 1847905
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Received September 24, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 2953769-2010-00484
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- September 24, 2010
- Date of Event
- July 3, 2006
- Report Date
- July 12, 2006
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC SPINE LLC.
- Product Code
- NDN
- PMA / PMN Number
- K033801
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
METHOD, DEVICE NOT RETURNED, INTERNAL REVIEW OF LITERATURE, FOLLOW-UP WITH AUTHOR.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED A PT UNDERWENT A KYPHOPLASTY PROCEDURE. APPROXIMATELY 10-12 HOURS POST PROCEDURE, THE PT SUDDENLY BECAME HYPOTENSIVE AND SUBSEQUENTLY DIED FROM A THROMBOTIC PULMONARY EMBOLISM. THE PROCEDURE OCCURRED WITHOUT COMPLICATION AND THE PT WAS MOBILE AFTERWARDS. INTRA-OPERATIVE FLUOROSCOPY IMAGES SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF CEMENT EXTRAVASATION. IT WAS STATED THAT THE PT WAS NOT A WELL PERSON AND WAS SUFFERING FROM "MANY OTHER MEDICAL PROBLEMS". NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KYPHX HV-R BONE CEMENT | HIGH VISCOSITY, RADIOPAQUE BONE CEMENT | NDN | MEDTRONIC SPINE LLC. | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK | Life Threatening |