FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INFUSE BONE GRAFT

MDR report key: 3142588 · Received June 3, 2013

Report

Report Number
1030489-2013-02056
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 3, 2013
Report Date
May 7, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC
Product Code
NEK
PMA / PMN Number
P000058
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). NEITHER THE DEVICE NOR FILMS OF APPLICABLE IMAGING STUDIES WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT. PRODUCTS FROM MULTIPLE MANUFACTURERS WERE IMPLANTED DURING THE PROCEDURE. ALTHOUGH IT IS UNKNOWN IF ANY OF THE DEVICES CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT, WE ARE FILING THIS MDR FOR NOTIFICATION PURPOSES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT "I HAD A SPINAL FUSION DONE AT THE HOSPITAL. THEY FUSED MY 1-4/1-5 S-1 AND THEY USED BMP ALSO. MY SURGERY WAS DONE FROM THE BACK. NOT EVEN 3 MONTHS LATER, I WAS BACK IN THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE BONY OVERGROWTH REMOVED IN 2011. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD HORRIBLE PAIN. EVEN HAD TO RESIGN FROM MY JOB. I ALSO HAD A SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR IMPLANTED, BUT NOTHING HAS WORKED. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY HEARD THAT BMP WAS ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE USED FOR BACK SURGERY DONE FROM THE FRONT, SO I'M UPSET BECAUSE I'M OLD, I HAVE HAD 4 MAJOR BACK SURGERIES AND NOW I HAVE THIS BMP IN ME THAT IS PUSHING ON MY NERVES CAUSING HORRIBLE PAIN TO MY LEGS AND BACK. I WILL BE HAVING ANOTHER SURGERY AT HOSPITAL TO HAVE THE BMP OVERGROWTH REMOVED OFF MY NERVES."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
243795 INFUSE BONE GRAFT FILLER, RECOMBINANT HUMAN BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN, COLLAGEN SCAFFOLD WITH MET NEK MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1