INFUSE BONE GRAFT
Report
- Report Number
- 1030489-2013-02331
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 17, 2013
- Report Date
- August 15, 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 AN L2-L5 FUSION VIA A POSTERIOR AND ANTERIOR APPROACH WHERE RHBMP-2 WAS MIXED WITH ALLOGRAFT AND IMPLANTED AT MULTIPLE LEVELS. 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) 2003 , THE PATIENT UNDERWENT: ANTERIOR TRANSPERITONEAL L3-4 AND L4-5 ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTRADISKAL FUSION; POSTERIOR OPEN EXPLORATION L2-3 FUSION, L2 TO L5 SEGMENTAL INSTRUMENTATION, L2 TO L5 POSTERIOR FUSION; PLACEMENT OF EPIDURAL CATHETER. PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS WITH BACK AND LEG PAIN. PER OP-NOTES: ¿ .. THE +2MM END PLATE REMOVALS WERE OBTAINED WITH THE LONG CHISELS. THE SURGEONS REMOVED THE REMAINING DISC MATERIAL WITH CUP CURETS AND THEN IMPACTED A 16MM GRAFT THAT WAS FILLED WITH A MIXTURE OF RHBMP-2 AND CANCELLOUS ALLOGRAFT. THEY THEN IMPACTED INTO THE DISC SPACE¿..THE CORE OF THIS WAS FILLED WITH A MIXTURE OF CANCELLOUS ALLOGRAFT AND BMP . BMP SLABS AND CANCELLOUS ALLOGRAFT WERE THEN PLACED ANTERIORLY AND ANTEROLATERALLY OVER THE GRAFT AND OUR CHANNEL WAS REMOVED¿.THE SURGEONS THEN PLACED A MIXTURE OF SHREDDED BMP WITH CANCELLOUS ALLOGRAFT AND AUTOGRAFT OVER OUR LAMINAR ARCHES FROM L2 TO L5 FOR MIDLINE POSTERIOR FUSION PURPOSES. A SINGLE CROSS CONNECTOR WAS PLACED ACROSS THE RODS BETWEEN THE L3 AND L4 PEDICLE SCREWS. THIS WAS SECURED IN PLACE. "
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273242 | 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 | 00053 YR | Required Intervention |