FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN MEDTRONIC IMPLANT

MDR report key: 2313272 · Received October 28, 2011

Report

Report Number
1030489-2011-01395
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 28, 2011
Report Date
September 29, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC
Product Code
N/A
PMA / PMN Number
UNK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY PICHELMANN ET AL IN A PUBLICATION ENTITLED "REVISION RATES FOLLOWING PRIMARY ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY SURGERY: SIX HUNDRED FORTY-THREE CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS FOLLOWED-UP TO TWENTY-TWO YEARS POSTOPERATIVE" (THE SPINE JOURNAL 35 (2010) 219-226) THAT 58 PATIENTS (9.0%) REQUIRED AT LEAST 1 REVISION. FIFTEEN OF 643 (2.3%) REQUIRED MORE THAN 1 PROCEDURE. THE MEAN TIME TO REVISION WAS 4.0 YEARS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT 9 PATIENTS EXPERIENCED INFECTIONS WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNANTICIPATED REVISION SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN MEDTRONIC IMPLANT N/A MEDTRONIC UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention