FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

3.0MM TI CERVICAL SPINE LOCKING SCREW

MDR report key: 1864738 · Received October 6, 2010

Report

Report Number
1719045-2010-00291
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 6, 2010
Date of Event
September 1, 2010
Report Date
September 6, 2010
Manufacturer
SYNTHES MONUMENT
Product Code
ODP
PMA / PMN Number
K073541
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

LOT#: THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED DURING INITIAL REPORT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED OR LOT NUMBER PROVIDED. SYNTHES IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE MANUFACTURING DATE WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PREVIOUS FUSION AT C5-C6 10 YEARS +. ZERO-P IMPLANTED FOR CERVICAL STENOSIS ON (B)(6)2010 FOR 2-LEVEL ACDF AT C3-C4, C4-C5. PLATE AND SCREWS COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED FROM FUSION AT C5-C6 AND WAS NOT REMOVED. UNABLE TO IMPLANT ALL FOUR SCREWS AT C4-C5. PLATE AT C5-C6 WAS LONG AND HUNG OVER VERTEBRAL BODY AT C5. ORIENTATION OF PLATE AT C5-C6 OBSTRUCTED PLACEMENT OF ONE OF INFERIOR SCREWS. ONE INFERIOR SCREW AND TWO SUPERIOR SCREWS IMPLANTED AT C4-C5. FOUR SCREWS PLACED WITH ZERO-P AT C3-C4. FOLLOW UP X-RAYS (B)(6)2010 SHOWED SUPERIOR SCREW BACKING OUT OF ZERO-P AT C4-C5. ZERO-P AT C3-C4 MIGRATING ANTERIORLY. ZERO-P AND SCREWS AT C3-C4, C4-C5 REMOVED. SECOND OF 3 REPORTS SUBMITTED ON THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 3.0MM TI CERVICAL SPINE LOCKING SCREW TI CERVICAL SPINE LOCKING SCREW ODP SYNTHES MONUMENT NA NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR Required Intervention ZERO-P IMPLANT