FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

X-STOP INTERSPINOUS SPACER SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2961864 · Received February 14, 2013

Report

Report Number
1030489-2013-00479
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 14, 2013
Report Date
January 10, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK
Product Code
NQO
PMA / PMN Number
P040001
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

LITERATURE CITATION: MAGAN NIELSEN. "X-STOP SURGICAL IMPLANT FOR THE TREATMENT OF LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS: CLINICAL PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEUROSURGICAL NURSE PRACTITIONERS." JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE NURSING 2013; VOLUME 45, NUMBER 1, PAGES 44-51. DATE OF EVENT IS UNKNOWN. (B)(6). (B)(4). NEITHER THE DEVICE NOR FILMS OF APPLICABLE IMAGING STUDIES WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AN ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE USE OF A NEWER, LESS-INVASIVE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE VIA AN INTERSPINOUS SPACER SYSTEM TO TREAT NEUROGENIC INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION (NIC) BECAUSE OF LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS PROVIDES CLINICAL PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEUROSURGICAL NURSE PRACTITIONERS. IT WAS REPORTED IN THIS ARTICLE THAT ONE PATIENT OUT OF 75 EXPERIENCED "AN INCISIONAL COMPLICATION THAT RESOLVED WITH ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY 1 WEEK POST-OPERATIVELY". NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
65999 X-STOP INTERSPINOUS SPACER SYSTEM PROSTHESIS, SPINOUS PROCESS SPACER/PLATE NQO MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention