FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ARTHROSCOPE
MDR report key: 3033134
·
Received April 3, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2953769-2013-00055
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 3, 2013
- Date of Event
- February 28, 2013
- Report Date
- March 5, 2013
- Manufacturer
- MDT KYPHON NEUCHATEL MFG
- Product Code
- HRX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K981251
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). NEITHER THE DEVICE NOR FILMS OF APPLICABLE IMAGING STUDIES WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY PROCEDURE (BKP) TO TREAT A COMPRESSION FRACTURE AT T12. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BALLOON RUPTURED DURING THE PROCEDURE AND CONTRAST MEDIA LEAKED IN THE VERTEBRAE HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO CHANGES IN THE PATIENT'S VITAL SIGNS AND NO ALLERGY SYMPTOMS TO THE CONTRAST. NO BALLOON FRAGMENTS WERE LEFT IN THE PATIENT AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY USING ANOTHER BALLOON. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137138 | ARTHROSCOPE | HRX | MDT KYPHON NEUCHATEL MFG | NA | 0006452579 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BKP |