FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TI PANGEA LOCKING CAP

MDR report key: 2041959 · Received March 29, 2011

Report

Report Number
2530088-2011-00093
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 29, 2011
Date of Event
March 12, 2010
Report Date
March 11, 2011
Manufacturer
SYNTHES BRANDYWINE
Product Code
NKB
PMA / PMN Number
K082572
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING; NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AS NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT COMPLAINED OF PAIN ON (B)(6) 2010. X-RAYS SHOWED ROD SLIPPED OUT THE LEFT S1 SCREW HEAD FROM PLIF PROCEDURE IN (B)(6) 2009 L1-S1. PATIENT PRESENTED TO OPERATING ROOM FOR REVISION ON (B)(6) 2010. LEFT S1 SCREW AND ROD KEPT, LOCKING CAP REMOVED AND REPLACED. LOCKING CAP APPEARED NOT TO BE SEATED OR FINAL TIGHTENED. PATIENT COMPLAINED OF WORSENING PAIN ONE DAY POSTOP ((B)(6) 2010); LOW BACK AND LEFT SIDE PAIN. MRI AND CT SCAN DID NOT REVEAL ANY ISSUES. MOTION X-RAYS SHOWED ONE S1 SCREW LOOSE. PATIENT PRESENTED TO OPERATING ROOM FOR 2ND REVISION ON (B)(6) 2010. LEFT, RIGHT S1 SCREWS AND RIGHT L5 SCREW LOOSE. BOTH RODS, LOOSE SCREWS AND ALL LOCKING CAPS REPLACED. THIS IS THE 2ND OF 6 REPORTS SUBMITTED ON THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TI PANGEA LOCKING CAP PANGEA LOCKING CAP NKB SYNTHES BRANDYWINE NA 5772819

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI Required Intervention RODS| SCREWS