FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VERTVIEW CERVICAL PLATING SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2211410 · Received August 8, 2011

Report

Report Number
3003855635-2011-00002
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 8, 2011
Date of Event
July 14, 2011
Report Date
July 28, 2011
Manufacturer
ATLAS SPINE INC.
Product Code
KWQ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADD'L LOT #: 01193.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

RECEIVED EMAIL ON (B)(6) 2011 REQUESTING THE FOLLOWING: PLEASE FORWARD A PRODUCT EXPERIENCE FORM. SURGEON REMOVED A PLATE ON FRIDAY. DETAILS LEADING UP TO THE DEVICE FAILURE. PERFORMED A 1 LEVEL CORPECTOMY. THE DISTAL END OF THE PLATE WAS PROUD. SURGEON CONFIRMED HE WAS OK WITH IT BEING PROUD AS THE ANATOMY OF THE SPINE AND THE POSITION OF THE CORPECTOMY IMPLANT. DETAILS CONCERNING DEVICE FAILURE: SURGEON STATED THAT THE CORPECTOMY IMPLANT HAD MOVED SLIGHTLY ONCE PT WAS AMBULATORY. THE LOAD ON THE CONSTRUCT BEING A 1 LEVEL CORPECTOMY DID NOT CONCERN HIM. IF IT WAS A 2 LEVEL PERHAPS. HIS CONCERN IS THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE PLATE DISTALLY WAS PARTIALLY UNLOCKED. WHEN IMPLANT WAS REMOVED, THE LOCKING TAB WAS PARTIALLY UNLOCKED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VERTVIEW CERVICAL PLATING SYSTEM NONE KWQ ATLAS SPINE INC. 70002-036 06222

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention