FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INTERPLATE C-TI CERVICAL PLATE/IFD

MDR report key: 1939646 · Received December 16, 2010

Report

Report Number
3003597504-2010-00002
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 16, 2010
Date of Event
November 18, 2010
Report Date
December 15, 2010
Manufacturer
RSB SPINE
Product Code
KWQ
PMA / PMN Number
K071922
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

RETRIEVED DEVICES DISPOSED. ANALYSIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE. NO DEVIATIONS FOUND IN INSPECTION RECORDS FOR LOTS INVOLVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A REPRESENTATIVE NOTIFIED RSB THAT A REOPERATION WAS PLANNED AND PROVIDED AN X-RAY TAKEN IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO REVISION. INFORMATION ON THE PATIENT AND IMPLANTS USED IN THE PROCEDURE WAS OBTAINED FROM COMPANY RECORDS. THE IMPLANTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. THE REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED THE SURGEON APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REVISION TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. THE PATIENT IS OLDER AND HAD OTHER UNSPECIFIED MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THE SURGEON STATED THE FAILURE APPEARED TO BE DUE TO TRAUMA. THE PATIENT WAS LIVING WITH AN ADULT SON AND THE SURGEON SPECULATED THAT IT WAS AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP. THE REVISION OCCURRED TWO YEARS POST-OP. OTHER DIAGNOSES MIGHT TYPICALLY RESULT IN SYMPTOMS EARLIER THAN THAT, SO A TRAUMATIC EVENT MAKES SENSE IN THAT REGARD. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THE INTERPLATE IMPLANTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE NEED FOR A REVISION SURGERY BUT A REPORT IS BEING FILED BECAUSE REVISION SURGERY OCCURRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INTERPLATE C-TI CERVICAL PLATE/IFD KWQ, ODP KWQ RSB SPINE RSB0612 EJ042

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 55 YR Required Intervention