FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION, FOR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE

MDR report key: 3023599 · Received March 27, 2013

Report

Report Number
1030489-2013-00870
Event Type
Death
Date Received
March 27, 2013
Date of Event
February 27, 2013
Report Date
February 27, 2013
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN
Product Code
NKB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(6). (B)(4): PER THE REPORTER, THE REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE DEVICE; WE ARE FILING THIS MDR FOR NOTIFICATION PURPOSES.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CORRECTED INFORMATION: NO EVAL EXPLAIN CODE. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THAT DURING A MINIMALLY INVASIVE L4-L5 TLIF AND L3-L4 DISCECTOMY THE PATIENT THEN SUFFERED AN AORTIC ANEURYSM AND DIED. THE ANEURYSM IS BEING ATTRIBUTED TO THE ANESTHESIA. PER THE HOSPITAL, THIS WAS NOT RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THE SURGERY OR THE DEVICES. NO AUTOPSY WILL BE PERFORMED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
125850 ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION, FOR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE NKB UNKNOWN NA UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death