FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1870990 · Received October 8, 2010

Report

Report Number
1030489-2010-01311
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 8, 2010
Date of Event
September 7, 2010
Report Date
September 8, 2010
Manufacturer
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
Product Code
NKB
PMA / PMN Number
UNK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): THE LOT OF THE SUSPECTED DEVICE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED, THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT DETERMINE THE SUSPECT DEVICE. HOWEVER, THE DEVICES IN USE ARE PART #7893080, LOT # W08K0315 AND LOT # W08E0302; PART #7892645, LOT # 0059846W; PART #7220850, LOT # 0080322W, LOT # 0094700W AND LOT # 0105806W. THE DEVICES WERE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE IMPLANTS DID NOT REVEAL ANY FUNCTIONAL OR MATERIAL ISSUE. FILMS WERE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION WHICH FOUND X-RAYS AND SAGITAL/AXIAL MRI TAKEN OF PREVIOUS FUSION PLIF WITH SPACERS AND PEEK RODS. MRI SHOWS INCREASED SIGNAL IN BOTH T1 AND T2 IMAGES SUGGESTING SCLEROSIS OVER EDEMA. MARROW CHANGES WITH STRIATIONS ARE NOTED AT L3, L4, AND L5 NOT SEEN AT OTHER LEVELS. POSSIBLE SEROMAS NOTED BEHIND SPACERS. NO STENOSIS NOTED. RIGHT L5 SCREW SHOWS SIGNS OF LYSIS ABOUT THREADS. 510K # FOR 7893080 IS K052609; 510K # FOR 7892645 IS K050809; 510K # FOR 7220850 IS K061915. MANUFACTURE DATE FOR PART # 7893080, LOT W08K0315 IS 03/10/2008; MANUFACTURE DATE FOR PART # 7893080, LOT W08E0302 IS 05/22/2008; MANUFACTURE DATE FOR PART # 7892645, LOT 0059846W IS 10/13/2009; MANUFACTURE DATE FOR PART #7220850, LOT# 0080322W IS 02/12/2010; MANUFACTURE DATE FOR PART # 7220850, LOT# 0094700W IS 05/07/2010; MANUFACTURE DATE FOR PART # 7220850, LOT# 0105806W IS 07/16/2010. 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 POSTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION AT L3-5 TO TREAT SPINAL STENOSIS AND DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. APPROX 2 MONTHS POST-OP AFTER LOOKING AT FILMS, IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THE PT WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF INFECTION; AND INFLAMMATION. THE PT ALSO REPORTED HAVING PAINS SIMILAR TO THE PAIN BEFORE THE SURGERY. ELEVEN WEEKS POST-OP, THE PT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY TO HAVE HARDWARE REMOVED AND REPLACED. NO INFECTION WAS FOUND DURING THE REVISION SURGERY. AWAITING RESULTS FROM THE CULTURES TAKEN DURING REVISION SURGERY. NO ADDITIONAL PT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM UNK NKB WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR Required Intervention PEDICLE SCREWS| IMPLANTED:| RODS| IMPLANTED:| EXPLANTED:| EXPLANTED: