FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ZERO-P IMPLANT 7MM HEIGHT

MDR report key: 1903448 · Received November 15, 2010

Report

Report Number
1719045-2010-00334
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 15, 2010
Report Date
October 21, 2010
Manufacturer
SYNTHES MONUMENT
Product Code
ODP
PMA / PMN Number
K073541
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. SUBJECT DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN EXPLANTED. SYNTHES IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE AS NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED AND NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED AND NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW COULD NOT BE REQUESTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT STATUS POST IMPLANTATION TWO ZERO-P LEVELS C3-C5, RETURNED TO SURGEON FOR POST OP VISIT. AN X-RAY SHOWED A VERTEBRAL FRACTURE BETWEEN THE TWO IMPLANTED ZERO-P IMPLANTS AT C4. SURGEON NOTED THE PATIENT HAD OSTEOPENIC BONE, IMPLANTS ARE NOT BROKEN, AND THE IMPLANTATION WENT WELL AND LOOKED OK. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE VERTEBRAL BODY WAS FRACTURED DURING INSERTION OF THE IMPLANTS OR POST OPERATIVELY. SURGEON IS NOT REMOVING THE HARDWARE AT THIS POINT AND WILL MONITOR THE PATIENT. THIS IS TWO OF TWO REPORTS FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ZERO-P IMPLANT 7MM HEIGHT ZERO-P IMPLANTS ODP SYNTHES MONUMENT NA NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 63 YR Required Intervention SCREW