FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LDR SPINE ROI-C INTERBODY FUSION DEVICE

MDR report key: 1942668 · Received December 21, 2010

Report

Report Number
3004788213-2010-00004
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 21, 2010
Date of Event
November 24, 2010
Report Date
December 21, 2010
Manufacturer
LDR MEDICAL
Product Code
ODP
PMA / PMN Number
K091088
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFO: CATALOG# MC1005T, LOT# 268309/12, EXP DATE: 09/01/2015, AND (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A REPORT CAME IN FROM A SURGEON ON (B)(6) 2010 STATING THAT THE PEEK CAGE OF AN ROI-C VERTEBRIDGE CONSTRUCT LOOKED LIKE IT "EXPLODED" DURING A POST-OP FOLLOW-UP VISIT AND A REVISION WAS PLANNED. DURING REVIEW OF X-RAYS PROVIDED, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE VERTEBRIDGE CONSTRUCT LOOKED TO BE INTACT BUT WAS IMPLANTED TOO FAR LATERALLY. UPON FURTHER REVIEW, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS PLACEMENT LEAD TO A BONE FRAGMENT ANTERIOR TO THE VERTEBRAL BODY WHICH WAS INITIALLY MISTAKEN FOR PEEK BY THE SURGEON. POST-REVISION SURGERY, THE SURGEON AGREED THAT THE ROI-C CONSTRUCT WAS PLACED TOO FAR LATERALLY IN THIS CASE. THE REMOVAL OF THE CONSTRUCT REVEALED THAT THE CONSTRUCT WAS COMPLETELY INTACT (BOTH VERTEBRIDGE ANCHORING PLATES WERE INTACT AND STILL ENGAGED IN THE PEEK CAGE), HOWEVER, THE PEEK CAGE USED IN THIS CASE WAS UNDERSIZED. THE ROI-C CONSTRUCT WAS REPLACED WITH A CORTICAL BONE DOWEL AND A CERVICAL PLATE. AS OF (B)(4) 2010, THE PT IS DOING FINE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LDR SPINE ROI-C INTERBODY FUSION DEVICE INTERBODY FUSION DEVICE ODP LDR MEDICAL ROI-C CONSTRUCT 875212000

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Other