FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INFUSE BONE GRAFT

MDR report key: 3190929 · Received June 26, 2013

Report

Report Number
1030489-2013-02538
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 26, 2013
Report Date
October 17, 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

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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A BILATERAL POSTERIOR APPROACH L4-L5 FUSION USING "IMPROPER HARDWARE" AND RHBMP-2/ACS MIXED WITH AUTOGRAFT, ALLOGRAFT AND DEMINERALIZED BONE MATRIX. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH INJURIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ECTOPIC BONE GROWTH, AN INFLAMMATORY REACTION TO RHBMP-2/ACS, CHRONIC PAIN, AND ADDITIONAL SURGERIES. THE PATIENT HAS REQUIRED EXTENSIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT. REPORTEDLY, THE PATIENT HAS NEVER RECOVERED FROM HIS SURGERY INVOLVING RHBMP-2/ACS, AND HE CONTINUES TO HAVE DAILY SEVERE DISABLING PAIN THAT PREVENTS HIM FROM PERFORMING MANY BASIC ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON: (B)(6) 2005: PATIENT PRESENTED WITH FOLLOWING PRE-OP DIAGNOSES: LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS WITH NEUROGENIC CLAUDICATION AND L4-L5 SPONDY LOLISTHESIS. FOR WHICH, PATIENT UNDERWENT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES: BILATERAL LAMINECTOMY AT L3, L4, L5 AND S1; BI-PEDICULAR SCREW FIXATION AT L4, L5; BILATERAL INTER-TRANSVERSE PROCESS ARTHRODESIS AT L4-L5, BILATERAL INTER-TRANSVERSE PROCESS BONE MORPHOGENIC PROTEIN AT L4-L5 LOCAL MORCELLIZED BONE GRAFT, BILATERAL POSTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY ARTHRODESIS AT L4-L5, BILATERAL STRUCTURAL INTERBODY ALLOGRAFT AT L4-L5, BILATERAL BONE MORPHOGENIC PROTEIN INTERBODY FUSION AT L4-L5. PER OP NOTES, BILATERAL POSTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION WAS PERFORMED USING BMP AND STRUCTURAL INTERBODY ALLOGRAFT. AN INTER-TRANSVERSE PROCESS ARTHRODESIS WAS PERFORMED USING BMP, LOCALIZED MORCELLIZED BONE GRAFT AND DEMINERALIZED BONE MATRIX. PATIENT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE WELL WITHOUT ANY INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
290922 INFUSE BONE GRAFT FILLER, RECOMBINANT HUMAN BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN, COLLAGEN SCAFFOLD WITH MET NEK MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC NA M114001AAG

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 78 YR Required Intervention