FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VERTEX RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2413769 · Received January 12, 2012

Report

Report Number
1030489-2012-00040
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 12, 2012
Date of Event
September 15, 2006
Report Date
December 13, 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 # 6955724, 510K # K042789 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 NONCONFORMANCE TO SPECIFICATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A LAMINOPLASTY AT C1-2 TO TREAT OSTEOPOROSIS AND CERVICAL MYELOPATHY. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS POST-OP THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY DUE TO LOOSENING SCREWS. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VERTEX RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL KWP WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS NA W05M3385

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00071 YR Required Intervention