FDA Adverse Event Summary report: N

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MDR report key: 1931734 · Received December 16, 2010

Report

Report Number
1931734
Date Received
December 16, 2010
Date of Event
December 9, 2010
Report Date
December 14, 2010
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK
Product Code
HXX
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
TX, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SURGEON WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING A PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION UNDER LATERAL FLUOROSCOPIC CONTROL. WHEN APPLYING THE LEFT SACRAL VERTEBRAL (S1) SCREW, THE SCREW APPLICATOR BROKE. IT WAS THE FLANGE THAT HELD THE APPLICATOR INTO THE SCREW THAT BROKE. BECAUSE OF THIS THE SCREWDRIVER WAS DISPLACED MEDIALLY AND RESULTED IN A 1 CM DURAL LACERATION. THIS WAS DURING A LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY.====================== HEALTH PROFESSIONAL'S IMPRESSION======================AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 * SCREWDRIVER HXX MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK 836-015 8361011

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 45 YR