FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2062320 · Received April 19, 2011

Report

Report Number
1030489-2011-00437
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 19, 2011
Date of Event
March 21, 2011
Report Date
March 21, 2011
Manufacturer
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
Product Code
KWP
PMA / PMN Number
K032265
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE SCREW WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. VISUALLY CONFIRMED MAS BROKEN. SEVERE DAMAGED NOTED ON BOTH FRACTURE SURFACES AND THREADS OF BONE SCREW. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF UNDAMAGED PORTIONS OF FRACTURE SURFACE REVEAL A FAIRLY FLAT FRACTURE SURFACE WITH PROGRESSIVE STRIATIONS, INDICATIVE OF FATIGUE. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY APPLICABLE NONCONFORMANCE TO SPECIFICATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A ONE LEVEL MINIMAL ACCESS DECOMPRESSION WITH RODS AND SCREWS AT L5-S1. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS POST-OP THE SCREW BROKE. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY TO HAVE THE BROKEN SCREW REMOVED AND REPLACED; ALSO AN INTERBODY DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL KWP WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. NA 0030486W

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention ROD