FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NI

MDR report key: 2103836 · Received May 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
2520274-2011-00157
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 18, 2011
Report Date
May 2, 2011
Manufacturer
SYNTHES (USA)
Product Code
HWC
PMA / PMN Number
NI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS INFO WAS NOT PROVIDED DURING THE INITIAL REPORT. ADD'L INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED. UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE MFR, PMA/510K NUMBER, AND/OR THE DATE OF MFR AS NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED AND NO PART/LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED AND NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE REQUESTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT STATUS POST CONSTRUCT IMPLANTATION ON AN UNK DATE RETURNED TO SURGEON COMPLAINING OF PAIN. AN X-RAY WAS TAKEN AND SHOWED TWO HALOED (LOOSE) SCREWS. PT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2011 AND SURGEON DISCOVERED TWO LOOSE SCREWS IN L2 AND ONE BROKEN ROD ON THE RIGHT SIDE. SURGEON REMOVED ALL THE HARDWARE AND REPLACED THE CONSTRUCT ON THE RIGHT AS WELL AS THE LEFT FROM LEVELS S1 TO T11. OUT OF EIGHT SCREWS, IT IS NOT KNOWN WHICH TWO SCREWS WERE LOOSE. THIS IS EIGHT OF NINE REPORTS FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NI SCREW HWC SYNTHES (USA) NA NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 62 YR Required Intervention ROD