FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

6.0MM TI HARD ROD 150MM

MDR report key: 2901791 · Received January 8, 2013

Report

Report Number
2530088-2013-00033
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 8, 2013
Report Date
December 12, 2012
Manufacturer
SYNTHES BRANDYWINE
Product Code
MNH
PMA / PMN Number
K992739
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD SHOWED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES DURING THE MANUFACTURE THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THIS CONDITION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH ROD AND SCREW FIXATION FROM L2-S1 IN (B)(6) 2010, DUE TO INJURIES SUSTAINED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT. PATIENT COMPLAINED OF PAIN ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. EXAM AND X-RAYS TAKEN ON AN UNKNOWN DATE REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT ROD WAS BROKEN, AND THE LEFT ROD HAD PULLED OUT OF THE S1 SCREW. ON (B)(6) 2012, PATIENT RETURNED TO THE OR, AND SURGEON REMOVED ALL HARDWARE. SURGEON ALSO DID A PEDICLE SUBTRACTION OSTEOTOMY TO HARVEST AUTOGRAFT. AUTOGRAFT AND ALLOGRAFT CHIPS WERE IMPLANTED TO TREAT THE NON-UNION FOUND AT L4-L5 AND L5-S1. PATIENT WAS RE-IMPLANTED WITH ROD AND SCREWS FROM L2-ILIAC CREST. THIS IS 21 OF 23 REPORTS FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
9067 6.0MM TI HARD ROD 150MM ROD MNH SYNTHES BRANDYWINE 5164577

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 24 YR Required Intervention ROD, SCREWS, LOCKING CAPS, TRANSCONNECTOR