FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

X-STOP® INTERSPINOUS SPACER

MDR report key: 3150047 · Received June 6, 2013

Report

Report Number
2953769-2013-00085
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 6, 2013
Report Date
May 8, 2013
Manufacturer
MDT KYPHON SUNNYVALE MFG
Product Code
NQO
PMA / PMN Number
P040001
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE USING AN INTERSPINOUS SPACER AT L5/S FOR LUMBAR CANAL STENOSIS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE "PATIENT DEVELOPED SYMPTOMATIC RECURRENCE ABOUT 3 MONTHS POST-OP" AND A SPINOUS PROCESS FRACTURE WAS OBSERVED ON IMAGES. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, A REVISION SURGERY "WITH IMPLANT REMOVAL AND PLIF" WAS PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS POST-OP. PER THE REPORT, THE SPINOUS PROCESS COLLAPSE OCCURRED AT L5 BUT AN IMPLANT MALFUNCTION WAS NOT NOTED. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTEDLY DOING "QUITE WELL UP TO 1 MONTH POST-OP." NO OTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
250565 X-STOP® INTERSPINOUS SPACER PROSTHESIS, SPINOUS PROCESS SPACER/PLATE NQO MDT KYPHON SUNNYVALE MFG NA 2245341

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00080 YR Required Intervention