INFUSE BONE GRAFT
Report
- Report Number
- 1030489-2013-02201
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 11, 2013
- Report Date
- November 14, 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.
IT WAS REPORTED BY A NON-MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE FOR L5-S1 FUSION WHERE RHBMP-2 WAS PLACED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF AN INTERBODY SPACER. 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) 2006: PATIENT PRESENTED WITH THE PRE-OP DIAGNOSIS: L5- S1 DISK DEGENERATION AND UNDERWENT ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION USING RHBMP-2/ ACS. PER OP-NOTES:¿¿ THE RETROPERITONEAL SPACE WAS EXPOSED IN THE L5-S1 INTERSPACE. ONCE THE PROPER SPACE WAS IDENTIFIED, DEEP RETRACTORS WERE PLACED AND THE ANTERIOR DISCECTOMY WAS COMPLETED UNDER DIRECT AND FLUOROSCOPIC GUIDANCE. THE INTERSPACE WAS THEN SIZED AND IT WAS FELT THAT A SIZE 17 SPACER WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AND THIS WAS THEN THAWED AND PREPARED. IT WAS THEN FILLED WITH RHBMP-2/ ACS AND IMPACTED INTO THE PLACE UNDER THE DIRECT VISUAL AND FLUOROSCOPIC GUIDANCE. A GOOD FIT WAS OBTAINED, AND THEN A PLATE WAS USED TO STABILIZE THE ENTIRE CONSTRUCT. SUPPLEMENTAL RHBMP-2 WAS PLACED AROUND THE SPACER AND IN BETWEEN THE PLATE AND THE SPACER ITSELF. THE DEEP RETRACTORS WERE THEN REMOVED AND THE INCISION WAS CLOSED. THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE WELL.. ¿
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 264640 | INFUSE BONE GRAFT | FILLER, RECOMBINANT HUMAN BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN, COLLAGEN SCAFFOLD WITH MET | NEK | MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC | NA | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 YR | Required Intervention |