FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NI

MDR report key: 1903462 · Received November 15, 2010

Report

Report Number
2520274-2010-00206
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 15, 2010
Report Date
October 27, 2010
Manufacturer
SYNTHES (USA)
Product Code
KWP
PMA / PMN Number
NI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. IMPLANT DATE REPORTED AS 8-10 YEARS AGO. MANUFACTURE SITE AND MANUFACTURE DATE CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER. INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE CONCLUDED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN. NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. MANUFACTURING RECORDS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A PATIENT IMPLANTED WITH UNASSEMBLED CLICK'X APPROXIMATELY 8-10 YEARS AGO AT L4-S1 WITH NO INSTRUMENTATION PLACED IN L5, WAS RETURNED TO THE OPERATING ROOM IN (B)(6), 2010 FOR REVISION. PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH 6.2MM X 45MM SCREWS X 2, 7.0MM SCREWS X 2, 3-D HEADS X 4, LOCKING CAPS X 4 AND 2 RODS. AT SOME POINT POST-IMPLANT IT WAS NOTED THE RODS HAD SLIPPED FROM THE SCREWS. ALL HARDWARE WAS REMOVED AND PATIENT WAS NOTED TO BE FUSED AT L5-S1. PATIENT WAS REVISED TO NEW PREASSEMBLED CLICK'X HARDWARE AT L3-L4. THIS REPORT IS #9 OF 10 FOR THE SAME EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NI LOCKING CAP KWP SYNTHES (USA) NA NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI Required Intervention 3-D HEADS| SCREWS| RODS| LOCKING CAPS