INFUSE BONE GRAFT
Report
- Report Number
- 1030489-2013-02141
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 11, 2013
- Report Date
- September 26, 2016
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC
- Product Code
- NEK
- PMA / PMN Number
- P000058
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
(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.
A GOOD FAITH EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO OBTAIN THE APPLICABLE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
IT WAS REPORTED BY A NON-MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE FOR L4-S1 FUSION USING RHBMP-2/ACS WITH AUTOGRAFT AND ALLOGRAFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS ALLEGEDLY DIAGNOSED WITH ECTOPIC BONE GROWTH, AN INFLAMMATORY REACTION TO RHBMP-2/ACS, CHRONIC PAIN, AND ADDITIONAL SURGERIES.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2010, PATIENT UNDERWENT THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES: L4-5 AND L5-S1 LAMINECTOMIES FOR DECOMPRESSION OF THE SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; 14-5 AND L5-S1 POSTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; USE OF PRE-MACHINED ALLOGRAFT INTERBODY SPACERS; LATERAL INTER-TRANSVERSE FUSION L4-5, L5·S1; SEGMENTAL INSTRUMENTATION USING LEGACY INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM; HARVESTING OF LOCAL BONE GRAFT; USE OF BMP; USE AND INTERPRETATION OF INTRAOPERATIVE FLUOROSCOPY; CONTINUOUS SSEP AND FREE RUNNING EMG EVOKED POTENTIALS; PERIOPERATIVE ANTIBIOTICS ORDERED TO BE GIVEN WITHIN 1 HOUR OF SKIN INCISION. PREOPERATIVE, POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: PERSISTENT LOW BACK PAIN WITH LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE, LUMBAR FORAMINAL STENOSIS, LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY. PER OP-NOTES: ¿ .. SURGEON THEN MOVED OVER TO THE RIGHT AND PACKED THE DISC SPACE WITH ONE-THIRD OF A BMP SPONGE WRAPPED AROUND SOME LOCALLY HARVESTED ALLOGRAFT. SURGEON THEN PACKED THE REMAINDER OF THE DISC SPACE WITH THE LOCALLY HARVESTED ALLOGRAFT. THEY THEN PLACED A SECOND 12 X 26 MM GRAFT, AND AGAIN USED FLUOROSCOPY AND APPROPRIATELY COUNTERSUNK IT. AFTER COMPLETING PLIF AT L5-S1, THEY WENT UP TO L4-5 AND ESSENTIALLY REPEATED THIS PROCEDURE, MOBILIZING THE L5 NERVE ROOTS BILATERALLY. DURING THIS PORTION OF THE PROCEDURE, SURGEON ACTUALLY HAD SOME SPONTANEOUS ACTIVATION OF THE CONTRALATERAL S1 NERVE ROOT. ¿ SURGEON THEN MOBILIZED THE L5 NERVE ROOTS BILATERALLY. SURGEON OPENED UP THE DISC SPACE AND AGAIN PROPERLY PREPARED THE DISC SPACE AS WE HAD AT L5-S1, AGAIN DISTRACTING UP TO 12 MM AND SELECTING 12 X 26 MM GRAFTS, AND PLACING THE GRAFTS BILATERALLY WITH THE CENTER PORTION OF THE DISC SPACE PACKED WITH ONE-THIRD OF A BMP SPONGE WITH BONE AND BONE BEHIND IT. THE BMP SPONGES AT BOTH LEVELS WERE KEPT ANTERIOR IN THE DISC SPACE. ...¿
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261848 | INFUSE BONE GRAFT | FILLER, RECOMBINANT HUMAN BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN, COLLAGEN SCAFFOLD WITH MET | NEK | MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC | NA | M110811AAN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00051 YR | Required Intervention |