FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

2520274-2013-01271

MDR report key: 2991002 · Received March 6, 2013

Report

Report Number
2520274-2013-01271
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 6, 2013
Report Date
February 5, 2013
Manufacturer
SYNTHES USA
Product Code
HWC
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. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(4) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(46 AS FOLLOWS: PATIENT WAS IN A DISCECTOMY PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. PATIENTS DISC WAS REPLACED WITH A CAGE. SURGEON ALSO DECIDED TO PERFORM A SPINAL FUSION. SURGEON DECIDED TO USE A CSLP VARIABLE ANGLE SYNTHES LEVEL TWO AND OUT FIVE 21MM BICORTICAL SCREWS, AND ONE 20MM BICORTICAL SCREW. ONE DAY POST-OPERATIVE, SURGEON PERFORMED A REVISION SURGERY, FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, DURING WHICH ALL SIX SCREWS WERE REPLACED WITH 16MM MONOCORTICAL SCREWS. IT IS NOTED THAT PATIENT HAD GOOD BONE QUALITY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE 20MM BICORTICAL SCREW. THIS IS 1 OF 6 REPORTS FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
95354 HWC SYNTHES USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention