FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL

MDR report key: 1914297 · Received December 3, 2010

Report

Report Number
1030489-2010-01538
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 3, 2010
Date of Event
August 6, 2009
Report Date
November 10, 2010
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK
Product Code
KWP
PMA / PMN Number
ASKU
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). NO BRAND NAME, CATALOG NUMBER OR LOT NUMBERS WERE PROVIDED. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER. NEITHER THE DEVICE NOR TEST RESULTS NOR IMAGING FILMS WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL DEVICE INFORMATION. THEREFORE WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT REPORTED BACK PAIN DIRECTLY OVER HARDWARE 13 MONTHS POST BILATERAL POSTEROLATERAL FUSION WITH INSTRUMENTATION AND ILIAC CREST BONE GRAFT. HARDWARE WAS SUSPECTED TO BE CAUSING THE SYMPTOMS. A CT SCAN DID NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF NON-UNION. FUSION EXPLORATION WAS PERFORMED FOUR DAYS LATER, AT WHICH TIME A FRACTURED PEDICLE SCREW WAS NOTED - NO DETAILS ARE GIVEN. NO COMPLICATIONS WERE MENTIONED.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00026 YR Required Intervention