FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TI DISTRACTION LOCK

MDR report key: 2483080 · Received March 2, 2012

Report

Report Number
2530088-2012-00126
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 2, 2012
Report Date
February 20, 2012
Manufacturer
SYNTHES BRANDYWINE
Product Code
MDI
PMA / PMN Number
H030009
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
DE, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING; NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AS NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED. REVIEW OF THE MFG RECORDS HAS BEEN REQUESTED. SYNTHES IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE MFG DAE. ADDITIONAL INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT IMPLANTED WITH VEPTR I ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF SPINE SEVERAL YEARS AGO. IMPLANT ON RIGHT SIDE BECAME DISLODGED. SURGEON BELIEVES THE LAST LENGTHENING MAY HAVE CAUSED THE IMPLANT TO DISLODGE. THE RIGHT SIDE VEPTR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH VEPTR II ON (B)(6), 2012. LEFT SIDE OF VEPTR I REMAINED IMPLANTED IN THE PT. THIS IS THE 1ST OF 4 REPORTS SUBMITTED ON THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TI DISTRACTION LOCK DISTRACTION LOCK MDI SYNTHES BRANDYWINE 5415474

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 12 YR Required Intervention LUMBAR EXTENSION| RIB SLEEVE