FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

7.0MM TI PANGEA POLYAXIAL SCREW

MDR report key: 1903470 · Received November 15, 2010

Report

Report Number
2530088-2010-00180
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 15, 2010
Report Date
July 1, 2010
Manufacturer
SYNTHES BRANDYWINE
Product Code
NKB
PMA / PMN Number
K082572
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING, NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SYNTHES USA BECAME AWARE ON (B)(4) 2010. WE ARE FILING THIS REPORT BASED ON THE DATE SYNTHES USA BECAME AWARE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A PT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A PANGEA CONSTRUCT FOR A SPONDYLOLISTHESIS AT L5-S1. TWO WEEKS LATER, ONE OF THE SCREW HEADS BROKE OFF AND ANOTHER SCREW BROKE OUT. THE PT WAS RETURNED TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR REVISION WITH THE USS FRACTURE SYSTEM AT L4-L5-S1. THIS REPORT IS #1 OF 2 FOR THE SAME EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 7.0MM TI PANGEA POLYAXIAL SCREW 7.0MM TI PANGEA POLYAXIAL SCREW NKB SYNTHES BRANDYWINE NA 5149411

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI Required Intervention RODS| LOCKING CAPS| SCREWS