FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

X-STOP

MDR report key: 2212456 · Received August 1, 2011

Report

Report Number
2212456
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 1, 2011
Date of Event
June 24, 2011
Report Date
August 1, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SPINE LLC
Product Code
NQO
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: FAILED L2-L3 SECOND-THIRD LUMBAR VERTEBRAE X-STOP.PROCEDURE: REVISION L2-L3 PLACEMENT OF AN X-STOP SPINOUS PROCESS BLOCKER.PATIENT WAS SEEN BACK IN CLINIC FOR POSTOPERATIVE EXAMINATION AND AT THAT TIME, RADIOGRAPHS WERE OBTAINED AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT'S HARDWARE HAD FAILED AND THAT THE X-STOP WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED. IT WAS DECIDED AT THAT POINT THAT URGENT REVISION WAS REQUIRED AND THE PATIENT WAS BOOKED FOR THE OR FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 X-STOP TITANIUM IMPLANT SPACER NQO MEDTRONIC SPINE LLC 12 MM 2232411

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR