FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON

MDR report key: 2833112 · Received November 15, 2012

Report

Report Number
1030489-2012-02201
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 15, 2012
Date of Event
October 17, 2012
Report Date
May 19, 2015
Manufacturer
MDT SOFAMOR DANEK PUERTO RICO MFG
Product Code
NKB
PMA / PMN Number
K091974
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4)

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE LOT OF THE SUSPECT DEVICE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED, THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT DETERMINE THE SUSPECT DEVICE. HOWEVER, THE SUSPECT DEVICES IN USE ARE LOT # H12B2477, EXPIRATION DATE 03-26-2020; # H12E2050 EXPIRATION DATE 06-14-2020. (B)(4): NEITHER THE DEVICE NOR APPLICABLE IMAGING FILMS WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION, THEREFORE, THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE EVENT SEVERITY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO "SERIOUS" FROM "NON-SERIOUS" BECAUSE THE ADDITIONAL SURGERY WAS REQUIRED FOR THE EVENT. THE DETAILS OF THE REVISION SURGERY WERE REPORTED THAT ALL IMPLANTS WERE REMOVED AND THE FIXATION RANGE WAS REPORTED TO BE L4-L5. AS FOR THE CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP TO INTERSPINOUS DECOMPRESSION DEVICE (I.E., "RELATED"). THE PHYSICIAN ADDITIONALLY COMMENTED THAT THE INTERSPINOUS DECOMPRESSION DEVICE-PRODUCED STRESS NOT THE IMPLANT FAILURE LED TO ONSET OF SPINOUS PROCESS FRACTURE. THE PATIENT WAS WITHDRAWN FROM PMS ON (B)(6) 2012 BECAUSE THE INTERSPINOUS DECOMPRESSION DEVICE REMOVAL WAS REQUIRED. THE PHYSICIAN JUDGED INTERSPINOUS DECOMPRESSION DEVICE AS INEFFECTIVE IN THIS PATIENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION AT L4-5 TO TREAT LUMBAR SPINAL CANAL STENOSIS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT L5 LAMINA CRACKED DURING SCREW INSERTION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SCREW HOLE WAS TOO LATERAL AND COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED THE CRACK. THE INSERTION ANGLE WAS CHANGED AND THE SCREW WAS INSERTED WITHOUT PROBLEMS. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CD HORIZON ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION, FOR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE NKB MDT SOFAMOR DANEK PUERTO RICO MFG NA H12B2477

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other