FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DYNESYS SCREW GENERIC

MDR report key: 3133006 · Received May 16, 2013

Report

Report Number
9613350-2013-01574
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 16, 2013
Date of Event
April 18, 2013
Report Date
May 8, 2013
Manufacturer
ZIMMER GMBH
Product Code
NQP
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INVESTIGATION. ONCE RETURNED AND INVESTIGATED AND THE EVALUATION RESULT BECOMES AVAILABLE, AN UPDATED REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A DYNESYS LIS SYSTEM IN L4 - S1 ON (B)(6) 2006. ON (B)(6) 2007, THE L5 SCREW WAS REPLACED BY ANOTHER DYNESYS SCREW WITH HYDROXYAPATITE COATING. THE I-SPINE SYSTEM WAS ALSO PLACED DURING THIS SURGERY FROM L1 TO L3, BILATERALLY. ON (B)(6) 2011, A FURTHER SURGERY WAS CONDUCTED DUE TO BROKEN SCREW (PLACE NOT MENTIONED) AND WAS REPLACED WITH THE I-SPINE SYSTEM. ON (B)(6) 2013, IT IS MENTIONED THAT THE DYNESYS SCREW IN L4 BROKE - ALL DYNESYS IMPLANTS WERE REMOVED. THE DISTAL TIP OF ONE L4 DYNESYS SCREW REMAINED IN THE VERTEBRAL BODY. THIS I-SPINE IMPLANTS IN L1 TO L3 REMAINED IN PLACE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
218785 DYNESYS SCREW GENERIC NONE NQP ZIMMER GMBH UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R