FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OASYS SCREW

MDR report key: 1859505 · Received September 17, 2010

Report

Report Number
9617544-2010-00373
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 17, 2010
Date of Event
August 31, 2010
Report Date
August 31, 2010
Manufacturer
STRYKER SPINE BORDEAUX
Product Code
HWC
PMA / PMN Number
UNK
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED AND IF MADE AVAILABLE, WILL BE REPORTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL. METHOD, RESULT, AND CONCLUSION CODES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOLLOWING ENGINEERING EVALUATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING THE SURGERY TO REMOVE THE OASYS IMPLANTS, THE SCREWHEAD WAS DISASSEMBLED RIGHT AFTER REMOVING THE ROD. THE SURGEON TRIED TO EXTRACT THE SCREW USING A DRIVER; HOWEVER, THE HEX PART RAN IDLE THUS THE SCREW COULD NOT BE EXTRACTED. AT LAST, THE SURGEON COULD EXTRACT THE SCREW USING PLIERS. THE SURGEON INQUIRED US IF THERE WAS A CASE IN THE PAST THAT THE SCREWHEAD WAS DISASSEMBLED IN THE PATIENT WHILE IMPLANTATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OASYS SCREW IMPLANT HWC STRYKER SPINE BORDEAUX NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 70 YR