FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TI COLLAR FOR 6MM DUAL-OPENINGIMPLANTS

MDR report key: 2833993 · Received November 15, 2012

Report

Report Number
2530088-2012-00982
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 15, 2012
Report Date
October 19, 2012
Manufacturer
SYNTHES BRANDYWINE
Product Code
NKB
PMA / PMN Number
K082572
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT. INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN AS NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A REPORT WAS RECEIVED REGARDING A REVISION PROCEDURE FOR A PATIENT WHO WAS INITIALLY IMPLANTED WITH A T4 TO ILIUM CONSTRUCT IN (B)(6) 2012. POST OPERATIVELY, THE SURGEON IDENTIFIED THAT THE PATIENT HAD DEVELOPED T3-T4 DISCITIS AND NEUROLOGIC DEFICITS. REVISION SURGERY TOOK PLACE ON (B)(6) 2012. THE T4 - ILIUM CONSTRUCT WAS EXTENDED TO T1. THE 4 SCREWS AT T4 AND T5 WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE AND WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH LARGER DIAMETER SCREWS. THE SURGEON PLACED SCREWS AT T1, T2, AND T3, CUT BOTH RODS IN-SITU, AND CONNECTED WITH TWO NEW RODS USING EXTENSION CONNECTORS. THE SURGEON ALSO DID AN INTERBODY FUSION AT T3-T4 WITH MTF T-PLIF ALLOGRAFT. THIS IS REPORT #8 OF 14 FOR THE SAME EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TI COLLAR FOR 6MM DUAL-OPENINGIMPLANTS TI COLLARFORDUAL-OPENINGIMPLANTS NKB SYNTHES BRANDYWINE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Required Intervention RODS, SCREWS, NUTS