FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDOSKELETON¿ TC INTERBODY SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK¿ SURFACE TECHNOLOGY

MDR report key: 23354879 · Received October 22, 2025

Report

Report Number
3011577940-2025-00016
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 22, 2025
Date of Event
September 20, 2025
Report Date
December 16, 2025
Manufacturer
TITAN SPINE, A DIVISION OF MEDTRONIC
Product Code
ODP
UDI-DI
00191375013068
PMA / PMN Number
K141953
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

G2: COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS GERMANY. 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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ASSESSMENT CONCLUDED THAT LATERAL FLUORO IMAGES SHOWS ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION (ACDF). SAGITTAL CT SHOWS INTERBODY GRAFT AT C4-5 AND C5-6. THE C4-5 GRAFT APPEARS ANTERIOR. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

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

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
243784 ENDOSKELETON¿ TC INTERBODY SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK¿ SURFACE TECHNOLOGY INTERVERTEBRAL FUSION DEVICE WITH BONE GRAFT, ODP TITAN SPINE, A DIVISION OF MEDTRONIC 5166-1406-N TM0153739 00191375013068

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 64 YR Female Required Intervention