FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

LANX SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2890959 · Received December 20, 2012

Report

Report Number
3004485144-2012-00042
Event Type
Other
Date Received
December 20, 2012
Date of Event
December 6, 2012
Report Date
December 17, 2012
Manufacturer
LANX, LLC
Product Code
MNI
PMA / PMN Number
071877
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OR, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

METHOD: RELATED DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO MFR., LABELING EVAL PERFORMED. THE IFU INDICATES INFECTION AS A POSSIBLE SURGICAL COMPLICATION. RESULTS - RELATED DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO MFR. 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 PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY TO ADDRESS AN INFECTION NEAR THE ORIGINAL SURGICAL SITE. THE INTERBODY AND SPINOUS PROCESS FIXATION DEVICES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH COMPETITIVE DEVICES. THE SURGEON DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THESE DEVICES LED TO THE INFECTION.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other INTERBODY DEVICE| LANX INTERVERTEBRAL BODY VBR FUSION SYSTEM