FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3132362 · Received May 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
1030489-2013-01889
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 29, 2013
Report Date
May 16, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS
Product Code
NKB
PMA / PMN Number
K091974
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(6). (B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT. A REVIEW OF RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGES SHOW 3 LATERAL VIEWS OF LUMBAR SPINE. IMAGES SHOW ADVANCED DEGENERATIVE DISEASE AT L5/S1 AND GRADE I SPONDYLOLISTHESIS AT L4/5 PRE-OP. POST-OP L4/5 PEDICLE SCREWS WITH INTERBODY SEEN. NO EVIDENCE OF SCREW MALFUNCTION. FINAL FILMS SHOW EXTENSION AND REVISION L4-L5-S1 WITH LARGE HARMS CAGE NOW AT L4. NO INSTRUMENT FAILURE SEEN AT ANY LEVEL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN SPINAL PROCEDURE, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME POST-OP, IT WAS NOTED THAT A SCREW HAD BACKED OUT. A REVISION WAS DONE TO REPLACE THE SCREW. NO FURTHER DETAILS ARE KNOWN AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
235581 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION, FOR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE NKB MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other