FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

3.0MM TI CERVICAL SPINE LOCKING SCREW 16MM

MDR report key: 3091377 · Received May 3, 2013

Report

Report Number
8030965-2013-00660
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 3, 2013
Date of Event
January 31, 2013
Report Date
January 31, 2013
Manufacturer
SYNTHES (USA)
Product Code
OVE
PMA / PMN Number
K072981
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS DEVICE IS USED FOR TREATMENT NOT DIAGNOSIS. INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN AS NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. MANUFACTURING RECORDS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SALES CONSULTANT REPORTED DURING A ZERO-P REVISION, WHILE TRYING TO TAKE OUT SCREWS, THE HANDLE BROKE. USED NEW HANDLE. WHEN USING THE SCREWDRIVER, THE INTERFACE BENT AND ANOTHER ONE WAS USED WHICH BENT AS WELL. THIRD SCREWDRIVER WORKED FINE. THERE WAS NO EXTENSION ON SURGERY TIME. THE REVISION WAS DUE TO THE PATIENT COMPLAINING OF PAIN. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OSTEOPHYTES HAD GROWN POSTERIORLY AS A RESULT FROM FIRST IMPLANT. IMPLANT DATE WAS IN 2009. THE IMPLANT SURGEON AND EXPLANT SURGEON ARE DIFFERENT. THIS IS REPORT #2 OF 5 FOR COMPLAINT #(B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
194886 3.0MM TI CERVICAL SPINE LOCKING SCREW 16MM LOCKING SCREW OVE SYNTHES (USA)

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 52 YR Required Intervention