FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1884061 · Received October 13, 2010

Report

Report Number
1030489-2010-01325
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 13, 2010
Date of Event
September 13, 2010
Report Date
September 13, 2010
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC.
Product Code
MNI
PMA / PMN Number
K042025
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE BONE SCREW WAS RETURNED FOR EVAL. MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION CONFIRMS THE BONE SCREW IS BROKEN; SIGNIFICANT FRACTURE SURFACE DAMAGE IS NOTED. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION REVEALS A FAIRLY FLAT FRACTURE SURFACE WITH PROGRESSIVE STRIATIONS, INDICATIVE OF FATIGUE. 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 LATERAL FUSION AT L5-S1. THE PROCEDURE WAS A DECOMPRESSION, LAMINECTOMY, AND FORAMINOTOMY, WITH BILATERAL FUSION WITH LOCAL BONE. THE PT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY 13 MONTHS POST-OP BECAUSE THE PT HAD NOT FUSED. UPON REMOVAL OF BOTH S1 SCREWS, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SCREWS WERE BROKEN. THE BROKEN SCREWS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW SCREWS. THE L5 SCREWS WERE LEFT IN FROM THE ORIGINAL SURGERY. NEW RODS AND SET SCREWS WERE USED IN THE PT. NO ADDITIONAL PT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM BONE SCREW MNI MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC. NA H08G6227

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 56 YR Required Intervention EXPLANTED:| SET SCREW:| IMPLANTED:| ROD:| EXPLANTED:| IMPLANTED: