FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

2520274-2013-10107

MDR report key: 2994066 · Received February 27, 2013

Report

Report Number
2520274-2013-10107
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 27, 2013
Date of Event
January 20, 2011
Report Date
January 20, 2011
Manufacturer
SYNTHES (USA)
Product Code
MQN
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
DE, US
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 02/2012. DEVICE(S) LISTED IN THIS REPORT IS (ARE) USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. ANY ADDITIONAL INFO RECEIVED REGARDING THIS EVENT AFTER FILING THIS REPORT SHALL BE FILED ON A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR.,: NO MFG INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED AS THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE CMF PLATE OR THE SCREWS. WITHOUT A CATALOG/PART AND LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN AS THE DEVICE WAS NOT EVALUATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT TWO PRODISC-C IMPLANTS WERE IMPLANTED AT LEVEL C5/C6 AND C6/C7 ON AN UNK DATE. DURING THE PRODISC-C IMPLANT PROCEDURE, THE C6 VERTEBRAL BODY SPLIT WHICH AND THE SURGEON USED A LOW-PROFILE CMF PLATE AND 4 SCREWS TO SECURE THE BODY. THE PT EXPERIENCED INCREASED DISCOMFORT AND THE LATERAL X-RAY SHOWED MIGRATION ANTERIOR OF THE SUPERIOR LEVEL C5/C6 IMPLANT OVER THE INFERIOR LEVEL C6/C7. ON (B)(6) 2011 THE SURGEON REMOVED ALL DEVICES, NOTED THE SPLIT HEALED WITH THE LOW-PROFILE CMF PLATE AND SCREWS, AND REVISED THE PT TO A PLATE WITH TWO ALLOGRAFT SPACES. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE DMF PLATE AND IS REPORT 3 OF 7 FOR THE SAME EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
84171 MQN SYNTHES (USA)

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 40 YR Required Intervention