FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
TSRH SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM
MDR report key: 224154
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Received May 19, 1999
Report
- Report Number
- 1030489-1999-00061
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 19, 1999
- Date of Event
- June 29, 1993
- Report Date
- April 20, 1999
- Manufacturer
- SOFAMOR DANEK MANUFACTURING
- Product Code
- KWP
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IMPLANT DATE: 01/27/1993. PATIENT COMPLAINED OF PAIN. REVISION SURGERY ON 06/29/1993 TO EXTEND ROD TO L3. DURING THE RECOVERY PERIOD, PATIENT RE-INJURED BACK ON A FALL. REVISION SURGERY AGAIN ON 01/04/1994 TO EXTEND THE CONSTRUCT UP ONE LEVEL. AT THIS TIME IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BONE SCREW AT L3 WAS LOOSE. DURING RECOVERY PERIOD, PATIENT COMPLAINED OF PAIN AND AGAIN RE-INJURED BACK IN ANOTHER FALL. REVISION SURGERY ON 08/22/1995 TO EXTEND THE LEVEL OF THE CONSTRUCT UP ONE LEVEL. AT THIS TIME IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EXISTING HARDWARE WAS ALL FIXED. SURGEON REPLACED PART OF THE HARDWARE. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, THE IMPLANTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN EXPLANTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSRH SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM Implant | SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM | KWP | SOFAMOR DANEK MANUFACTURING | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 YR | Required Intervention |