FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NONE

MDR report key: 2980366 · Received February 22, 2013

Report

Report Number
2520274-2013-10485
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 22, 2013
Report Date
February 1, 2005
Manufacturer
SYNTHES (USA)
Product Code
NKB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SYNTHES IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT AS A RESULT OF REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO FDA WARNING LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 2012. DEVICE(S) LISTED IN THIS REPORT IS (ARE) USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. ANY ADD'L INFO RECEIVED REGARDING THIS EVENT AFTER FILING THIS REPORT SHALL BE FILED ON A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR. 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

PT PARTICIPATED IN A (B)(4) STUDY OF TREATMENT FOR 1 OR 2 LEVEL DEGENERATION DISC DISEASE BETWEEN L2 AN S1. PT WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION (ALIF) SPACER AT LEVEL L3_L4SIZE AND L4_L5SIZE. PT WAS ALSO IMPLANTED WITH AN ANTERIOR TENSION BAND (ATB) PLATE AT SCREW_L3_L, SCREW_L5_R, WITH ATB PLATE (B)(4). PT HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING PAIN FOR 36 MONTHS. SURGERY DATE WAS (B)(6) 2005, AND POSTOPERATIVELY PT EXPERIENCED LEFT ILIAC VEIN TEAR AND DULL ACHE LEFT LUMBOSACRAL BUTTOCK AREA, REQUIRING HEMOSTASIS WAS OBTAINED WITH HORIZONTAL MATTRESS SUTURES OF 4-0 PROLENE. THIS COMPLAINT IS ON THE LEFT SCREW AT L4 (22MM). THIS COMPLAINT IS 7 OF 7 FOR THE SAME EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
77365 NONE NKB SYNTHES (USA)

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention