FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

S-LOK POLYAXIAL SCREW

MDR report key: 3258863 · Received July 30, 2013

Report

Report Number
3005739886-2013-00024
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 30, 2013
Date of Event
June 13, 2013
Report Date
July 1, 2013
Manufacturer
SPINAL USA, INC
Product Code
MNI
PMA / PMN Number
K071438
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
DR
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED. AS NO PART OR LOT NUMBERS WERE AVAILABLE, REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS AND PART NUMBER SPECIFIC COMPLAINT HISTORY WAS NOT POSSIBLE. REVIEW OF COMPLAINT HISTORY FOR THE SLPXXXX FAMILY OF S-LOK PEDICLE SCREWS DID NOT IDENTIFY A TREND FOR REPORTS OF FRACTURE. ASSOCIATED INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) SPINAL USA S-LOK PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEM UTILIZING SURE LOK TECHNOLOGY (LBL-IFU-004) STATES UNDER PRECAUTIONS: "3. FRACTURE/MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE DEVICE," UNDER POSSIBLE ADVERSE EVENTS: "7. DEVICE COMPONENT FRACTURE," AND UNDER WARNINGS: "3. POTENTIAL RISKS IDENTIFIED WITH THE USE OF THIS DEVICE SYSTEM, WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SURGERY, INCLUDE: DEVICE COMPONENT FRACTURE, LOSS OF FIXATION, NON-UNION..."

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT UNDERWENT LUMBAR-SACRUM FIXATION ON (B)(6) 2012, TO ADDRESS SPONDYLOLISTHESIS L4-L5 AND DDD. PT REPORTED A RELIEVED LUMBAR PAIN AND RADICULOPATHY. SIX MONTHS POST OPERATIVE, PT PRESENTED WITH PAIN THAT EXACERBATED WITH FLEXION/EXTENSION MOVEMENTS. CT SCAN WAS PERFORMED AND IDENTIFIED A SCREW IN L5 APPEARS TO BE FRACTURED. REVISION SURGERY IS PLANNED BUT HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED TO DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
355634 S-LOK POLYAXIAL SCREW PEDICLE SCREW SPINAL SYSTEM MNI SPINAL USA, INC NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention