ELEVATE¿ SPINAL SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1030489-2025-02029
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 20, 2025
- Date of Event
- April 25, 2025
- Report Date
- July 8, 2025
- Manufacturer
- WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS
- Product Code
- MAX
- UDI-DI
- 00643169430778
- PMA / PMN Number
- K172199
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TW
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
MEDTRONIC SUBMITS THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REGULATIONS 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. MEDTRONIC WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES KNOWN.
H3: PRODUCT ANALYSIS #(B)(4): PRODUCT ID: 8880823 LOT# 1011271W. VISUAL AND MICROSCOPIC INSPECTION CONFIRMED THE PEEK PORTION OF THE SPACER HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE SPACER. THERE ARE WITNESS MARKS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SPACER INDICATING THAT THE SPACER WAS IMPACTED. BOTH OF THE EARS ON THE PEEK PORTION OF THE SPACER HAVE BROKEN OFF INDICATING THAT THE IMPLANT CAME IN CONTACT WITH BONE AND WAS PUSHED BACK, CAUSING THE EARS TO BREAK OFF AND THAT SECTION OF THE IMPLANT TO SEPARATE. THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH OVERLOAD. MEDTRONIC SUBMITS THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REGULATIONS 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. MEDTRONIC WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES KNOWN.
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM HEALTH CARE PROVIDER VIA MANUFACTURING REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A PATIENT UNDERWENT MIS-TLIF (TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION) SURGERY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT CAGE WAS BROKEN. REPLACED THE NEW ONE CAGE AND FINISHED THE SURGERY. NO PATIENT SYMPTOMS WERE REPORTED. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED/ANTICIPATED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166588 | ELEVATE¿ SPINAL SYSTEM | INTERVERTEBRAL FUSION DEVICE WITH BONE GRAFT, | MAX | WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS | 8880823 | 1011271W | 00643169430778 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Female |