KYPHX HV-R BONE CEMENT
Report
- Report Number
- 2953769-2010-00572
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 2, 2010
- Date of Event
- January 1, 2010
- Report Date
- October 22, 2010
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC SPINE LLC
- Product Code
- NDN
- PMA / PMN Number
- K041584
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GM
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
REPORT SOURCE: ABSTRACT TITLED "PERCUTANEOUS KYPHOPLASTY FOR PALLIATION OF THORACOLUMBAR SPINE FRACTURES DUE TO MALIGNANCY - PROCEDURE INDICATIONS, LIMITATIONS AND RESULTS OUT OF 5 YRS", BY MAX MARKMILLER. METHOD: DEVICE NOT RETURNED; F/U PERFORMED.
IN AN ABSTRACT TITLED "PERCUTANEOUS KYPHOPLASTY FOR PALLIATION OF THORACOLUMBAR SPINE FRACTURES DUE TO MALIGNANCY - PROCEDURE INDICATIONS, LIMITATIONS AND RESULTS OUT OF 5 YRS", THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED: FROM (B)(6) 2004 TO (B)(6) 2009 OUT OF 1117 KYPHOPLASTIES, 115 PTS WITH METASTATIC LESIONS WERE TREATED. THE CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL 6 - MONTHS F/U CONFIRMED GOOD RESULTS; HOWEVER, 24 PTS HAD DIED IN BETWEEN. COMPLICATIONS REFER TO EXTRAVASATIONS OF THE CEMENT: TWO PTS SHOWED TEMPORARY RADICULOPATHY. THREE PTS WITH INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PARAVASATION STAYED ASYMPTOMATIC. THREE PTS SHOWED EPIDURAL PARAVASATION WITHOUT NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT, BUT NO ONCOLOGIC PT REQUIRED SURGICAL REVISION. NOTE: THE ABSTRACT DOES NOT SPECIFY IF PT DEATHS ARE RELATED TO THE KYPHOPLASTY PROCEDURES OR PROGRESSION OF DISEASE. IT IS UNK IF HV-R BONE CEMENT WAS USED. NO FURTHER INFO WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KYPHX HV-R BONE CEMENT | HIGH VISCOSITY, RADIOPAQUE BONE CEMENT | NDN | MEDTRONIC SPINE LLC | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |