FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

LANX SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2543036 · Received April 16, 2012

Report

Report Number
3004485144-2012-00016
Event Type
Other
Date Received
April 16, 2012
Date of Event
March 28, 2012
Report Date
April 16, 2012
Manufacturer
LANX, INC
Product Code
MNI
PMA / PMN Number
071877
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

METHOD CODE: NO TESTING METHODS PERFORMED (RELATED DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO MFR). LABELING EVAL PERFORMED. THE IFU INDICATES SPINOUS PROCESS FRACTURE AS A POSSIBLE COMPLICATION. THE IFU ALSO CONTAINS WARNINGS AGAINST EXCESSIVE BONE REMOVAL AND CORRECT IMPLANT SIZING IN ORDER TO PREVENT COMPLICATIONS OF BONE FRACTURE. RESULTS CODE: NO RESULTS AVAILABLE SINCE NO EVAL PERFORMED (RELATED DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO MFR). CONCLUSIONS CODE: KNOWN INHERENT RISK OF PROCEDURE. WHILE IT IS NOT BELIEVED THAT THE INTERSPINOUS PROCESS FIXATION DEVICE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT, IT CANNOT BE ABSOLUTELY CONCLUDED THAT IT DID NOT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY TO ADDRESS A FRACTURED SPINOUS PROCESS (L4 VERTEBRAE). THE ORIGINAL SPINOUS PROCESS FIXATION DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH PEDICLE SCREWS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LANX SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM INTERSPINOUS PROCESS SPINAL SYSTEM MNI LANX, INC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention