FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VECTRA-T-PL 4/4.5 2 SEGMENTS L55 TAN

MDR report key: 3142560 · Received June 3, 2013

Report

Report Number
8030965-2013-02594
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 3, 2013
Date of Event
April 30, 2013
Report Date
May 9, 2013
Manufacturer
SYNTHES GMBH
Product Code
KWQ
PMA / PMN Number
K051665
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DATE IS UNKNOWN. PLACEHOLDER.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED. MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS WERE REVIEWED AND NO COMPLAINT RELATED ISSUES WERE FOUND. PLACEHOLDER.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS DEVICE USED FOR TREATMENT AND NOT DIAGNOSIS. BASED ON REVIEW OF X-RAY IMAGES IT APPEARS THAT THE PLATE IS DAMAGED AND/OR BROKEN. POSSIBLE ROOT CAUSE: INDEFINABLE WITH THE INFORMATION PRESENTED. WE CANNOT DETERMINE THE EXACT ROOT CAUSE OF THIS COMPLAINT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(4) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(4) AS FOLLOWS: THE PATIENT HAD A CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY. THE SURGEON IMPLANTED A FIBULA INTO A SUBTOTAL REMOVAL PART (C5, 6) AND FIXED C4-7 BY VECTRA-T PLATE (SYNCAGE-C WAS USED AT C3/4) ON (B)(6) 2013. THE SURGEON REPORTED THAT THE BELOW TRANSLATION PART OF PLATE WAS SEPARATED AFTER 2 WEEKS FROM THE OPERATION. THE SURGEON DID NOT FIND ANY LOOSENESS OF SCREW. THE PLATE WAS SEPARATED UP AND DOWN AT THE SLIDING PART. IT ISN'T SEPARATED ENTIRELY AND IS ENGAGED PARTIALLY. SO THE SURGEON EXPECTS THE FIBULA WILL NOT BE DISPLACED AND DECIDED TO MONITOR THE PATIENT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
244591 VECTRA-T-PL 4/4.5 2 SEGMENTS L55 TAN KWQ SYNTHES GMBH 2003973

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention