FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TSRH SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2410514 · Received January 11, 2012

Report

Report Number
1030489-2012-00025
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 11, 2012
Date of Event
December 12, 2011
Report Date
December 12, 2011
Manufacturer
WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWP
PMA / PMN Number
SEE H10
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THIS PART IS NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES; HOWEVER, A LIKE DEVICE CATALOG # 828-083, 510K # K880215 WAS CLEARED IN THE UNITED STATES. NEITHER THE DEVICE NOR APPLICABLE IMAGING FILMS WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION, THEREFORE, THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED. DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR THESE LOTS WERE REVIEWED. NO DOCUMENTATION WAS FOUND THAT WOULD INDICATE A NON-CONFORMANCE TO SPECIFICATIONS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

FILMS WERE SUPPLIED FOR REVIEW WHICH FOUND: MULTIPLE AP AND LATERAL X-RAYS OF THORACOLUMBAR AND LUMBAR SPINE. SUBLAMINAR WIRES FROM PREVIOUS FUSION NOTED THROUGH MID-THORACIC SPINE WITH RODS REMOVED. NEW CONSTRUCT WITH PEDICLE SCREWS AT T9-T10-T11-T12-L3-L4 AND HOOKS BELOW L4. LONG SPAN AT CROSSLINK ABOVE L3 NOTED TO HAVE BROKEN ROD.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A POSTERIOR FIXATION SURGICAL PROCEDURE AT T9-L4 WITH BONE GRAFTING VIA ANTERIOR APPROACH. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LEFT ROD BROKE AROUND L2 AND NON-UNION WAS CONFIRMED. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY IN WHICH SOME OF THE SCREWS WERE REPLACED AND THE FIXATION LEVEL WAS EXTENDED TO T6. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TSRH SPINAL SYSTEM APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL KWP WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS G828H083 0130455W

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 SCREWS