FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PRODISC-L PE-INLAY W/X-RAY MARKER SIZ M

MDR report key: 2823451 · Received November 8, 2012

Report

Report Number
2520274-2012-02993
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 8, 2012
Report Date
October 10, 2012
Manufacturer
SYNTHES USA
Product Code
MJO
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS THE PRODUCT IS ENTERING THE COMPLAINT SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS WERE REVIEWED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE USED FOR TREATMENT AND NOT DIAGNOSIS. DEVICE IS NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT IS SIMILAR TO DEVICE MARKETED IN THE USA. THE MEASURABLE DIMENSIONS WERE FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TECHNICAL DRAWINGS AND AO ASIF SPECIFICATION. THE EXAMINATION OF THE RAW-MATERIAL TESTING CERTIFICATES AND THE MANUFACTURING PAPERS SHOWED NO DEVIATIONS REGARDING MATERIAL ANALYSIS, STRENGTH AND STRUCTURAL STABILITY. THE VALUES WERE IN COMPLIANCE WITH AO ASIF SPECIFICATION AND WITH THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD. NO PRODUCT FAULT COULD BE DETECTED. BASED ON THE PROVIDED INFORMATION WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THIS OCCURRENCE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM (B)(4) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH PRODISC-L AT L5-S1 ON (B)(6) 2012. PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO THE OR ON (B)(6) 2012 FOR REMOVAL OF HARDWARE. THE POLY INLAY BECAME DISLOCATED. THE PRODISC-L IMPLANT WAS REPLACED WITH A SYNFIX IMPLANT. THIS IS 3 OF 3 REPORTS FOR THE SAME EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PRODISC-L PE-INLAY W/X-RAY MARKER SIZ M PRODISC-L POLY INLAY MJO SYNTHES USA AA2299

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 39 YR Required Intervention SUPERIOR PLATE, INFERIOR PLATE