FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VERTE-STACK® SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2110594 · Received June 1, 2011

Report

Report Number
1030489-2011-00652
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 1, 2011
Report Date
May 2, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK
Product Code
MQP
PMA / PMN Number
UNKNOWN
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PO
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). NEITHER THE DEVICE NOR FILMS OF APPLICABLE IMAGING STUDIES WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR THIS DEVICE WAS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL DEVICE INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A FUSION PROCEDURE. AN UNKNOWN TIME POST-OP, THERE WAS A NON UNION AT THE INSTRUMENTED LEVEL, THE INTERBODY CAGE SUNK INTO THE VERTEBRAL BODY. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY. EVERYTHING WAS REMOVED ALTHOUGH PATIENT HAD NO COMPLAINTS, ILIAC CREST GRAFT WAS THEN INSERTED AT THE EXPLANTED LEVEL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VERTE-STACK® SPINAL SYSTEM MQP MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention