FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNK

MDR report key: 1912338 · Received December 2, 2010

Report

Report Number
1030489-2010-01520
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 2, 2010
Date of Event
September 30, 2010
Report Date
November 3, 2010
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK
Product Code
KWP
PMA / PMN Number
UNK
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITONAL INFORMATION: IMAGING FILMS SUPPLIED FOR REVIEW SHOW PEDICLE SCREWS WITH RODS AT L3-L4-L5. ONE OF THE LOWER LEVEL SCREWS (L5) IS FRACTURED MID PEDICLE. NO INTERBODY DEVICES ARE NOTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE SUSPECT DEVICE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED, THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT DETERMINE THE SUSPECT DEVICE. DEVICES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT ARE 7226545 X 2, 7225550 X 3, 7226550 X 1, 7220850 X 6 AND 7893080 X 2. MANUFACTURE DATE FOR PART # 7893080, LOT W08J0596 IS 09/04/2008.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). NEITHER THE DEVICE NOR APPLICABLE IMAGING FILMS WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION, THEREFORE, THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY TO HAVE THE BROKEN SCREW REMOVED. THE SCREW AT L5 WAS ALSO REMOVED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION AT L3-5. SOMETIME POST-OP DURING A ROUTINE FOLLOW UP, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SCREWS AT L5 HAD BROKEN. THE PATIENT REPORTED HAVING LOWER BACK PAIN. THE PATIENT IS SCHEDULED TO UNDERGO REVISION SURGERY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNK APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL KWP MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention