FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN_SPINE_PRODUCT

MDR report key: 3020047 · Received March 25, 2013

Report

Report Number
0009617544-2013-00097
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 25, 2013
Date of Event
December 22, 2010
Report Date
February 27, 2013
Manufacturer
STRYKER SPINE-FRANCE
Product Code
KWP
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
LA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR INSPECTION. AN INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED AND NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN AS NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND NO LOT NUMBER OR PART NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION CANNOT BE PERFORMED. NO PRODUCT RETURN.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED AND IF MADE AVAILABLE WILL BE REPORTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT. METHOD, RESULT, AND CONCLUSION CODES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOLLOWING AN ENGINEERING EVALUATION. DEVICE NOT RETURNED TO STRYKER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

"IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH THE FILING OF A LAWSUIT THAT ALLEGEDLY ON (B)(6) 2010 A C6-7 ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISKECTOMY AND FUSION (ACDF) SURGERY WAS PERFOMED. IT IS FURTHER ALLEGED THAT AFTER THE SURGERY THE PATIENT BEGAN EXPERIENCING EXTREME PAIN. A CT SCAN OF (B)(6) 2011 ALLEGEDLY REVEALED "HARDWARE FAILURE AND KYPHOTIC DEFORMITY" WHICH WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2011."

Description of Event or Problem · 1

"IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH THE FILING OF A LAWSUIT THAT ALLEGEDLY ON DECEMBER 22, 2010 A C6-7 ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISKECTOMY AND FUSION (ACDF) SURGERY WAS PERFORMED. IT IS FURTHER ALLEGED THAT AFTER THE SURGERY THE PATIENT BEGAN EXPERIENCING EXTREME PAIN. A CT SCAN OF (B)(6) 2011 ALLEGEDLY REVEALED "HARDWARE FAILURE AND KYPHOTIC DEFORMITY" WHICH WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2011."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
122515 UNKNOWN_SPINE_PRODUCT IMPLANT KWP STRYKER SPINE-FRANCE UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention