FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

X-STOP INTERSPINOUS SPACER SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2435467 · Received February 1, 2012

Report

Report Number
2953769-2012-00012
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 1, 2012
Date of Event
January 4, 2012
Report Date
January 4, 2012
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SPINE LLC.
Product Code
NQO
PMA / PMN Number
P040001
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WITH AN OBSOLETE COMPRESSION FRACTURE UNDERWENT AN INTERSPINOUS PROCEDURE ON 2 LEVELS. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH POST-OP, THE PATIENT REQUIRED ANOTHER SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO REMOVE THE 2 IMPLANTS; THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AN INFECTION AND STENOSIS FROM THE COLLAPSED OBSOLETE VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURE. THE INFECTION WAS FOUND THROUGH LAB DATA. THERE WAS NO PUS OR NECROSIS OF TISSUE AROUND THE SITE. PATIENT STATUS IS REPORTED AS "GOOD" AT THIS TIME. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 X-STOP INTERSPINOUS SPACER SYSTEM PROSTHESIS, SPINOUS PROCESS SPACER/PLATE NQO MEDTRONIC SPINE LLC. N/A 2228531

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00075 YR Required Intervention