FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNK

MDR report key: 3112033 · Received May 14, 2013

Report

Report Number
1030489-2013-01696
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 14, 2013
Date of Event
April 10, 2013
Report Date
April 17, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK
Product Code
NKB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION AT TH9-L5. IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS POST OP, INSTABILITY OF L5-S AND LOSS OF CORRECTION WERE CONFIRMED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT "THE L5 VERTEBRA COLLAPSED POST-OPERATIVELY, AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE INSTABILITY OF THE VERTEBRAE AND LOSS OF CORRECTION." NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
212097 UNK ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION, FOR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE NKB MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other