FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CERVSPINE-EXP-HEADSCR Ø4 SELF-TAP L14 TI

MDR report key: 2912357 · Received January 11, 2013

Report

Report Number
8030965-2013-00125
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 11, 2013
Date of Event
November 15, 2012
Report Date
December 14, 2012
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
KWQ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. SUBJECT DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS. INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN. IMPLANT DATE REPORTED AS (B)(6) 2011. DEVICE IS NOT DISTRIBUTED IN THE US, BUT A SIMILAR DEVICE IS MARKETED IN THE US.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(6) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: DURING A SPONDYLODESIS OF C5 TO C7 THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH HARDWARE. DURING AN ANNUAL REVISION ON (B)(6) 2012 X-RAYS REVEALED TWO OF SIX BROKEN LOCKING SCREWS, AND THE CERVICAL SPINE EXPANSION HEAD SCREWS TO BE BROKEN OR DAMAGED. REVISION SURGERY TOOK PLACE ON (B)(6) 2012. THIS IS 14 OF 14 REPORTS FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
19116 CERVSPINE-EXP-HEADSCR Ø4 SELF-TAP L14 TI CERVSPINE-EXP-HEADSCR Ø4 SELF-TAP L14 TI KWQ SYNTHES GMBH

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR Required Intervention PLATES, SCREWS