FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SATELLITE SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2424953 · Received January 23, 2012

Report

Report Number
1030489-2012-00075
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 23, 2012
Report Date
December 27, 2011
Manufacturer
WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
NVR
PMA / PMN Number
K051320
Removal / Correction Number
1030489-092707-008-R
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE OR APPLICABLE IMAGING STUDIES WERE NOT PROVIDED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE EVENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CT AND MYELOGRAM DONE ON (B)(6) 2011 SHOWED A FAILED INTERBODY FUSION AT L4-5, AND NARROWING OF THE L5-S1 DISC.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PATIENT'S ATTORNEY THAT THE PATIENT WAS PRE-OPERATIVELY EXPERIENCING RECURRING LOWER BACK PAIN AND PAIN-PRODUCING DEGENERATIVE CHANGES. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT POSTERIOR SPINAL SURGERY IN WHICH A SPHERICAL INTERBODY DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED AT THE L4-5 LEVEL. REPORTEDLY THE PATIENT DEVELOPED NEUROLOGICAL INJURIES POST-OP AND LATER UNDERWENT ANOTHER PROCEDURE FOR REMOVAL OF THE DEVICE. THE PATIENT CURRENTLY RECEIVES PAIN MANAGEMENT TREATMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SATELLITE SPINAL SYSTEM PROSTHESIS, INTERVERTEBRAL DISC NVR WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention