VERTEX RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1030489-2014-00084
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 9, 2014
- Report Date
- December 11, 2013
- Manufacturer
- WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS
- Product Code
- KWP
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(6). (B)(4). LOCATION : HOSPITAL. THIS PART IS NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES; HOWEVER, A LIKE DEVICE CATALOG # 7755278, 510K # K091365 WAS CLEARED IN THE UNITED STATES. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION, HOWEVER, FILMS WERE SUPPLIED FOR REVIEW WHICH FOUND: COMPLEX CERVICAL CONSTRUCT IS SEEN EXTENDING FROM THE OCCIPUT TO T1. THERE IS POSTERIOR VERTEX INSTRUMENTATION AS WELL AS ACDF C3-C6. THE POSTERIOR INSTRUMENTATION IS SHOWING SEVERAL LOOSE SET SCREWS NEAR THE CROSSLINK AT THE OCCIPITAL CERVICAL JUNCTION.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION AT OC-T1. SOMETIME POST-OP, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PLATE WAS BROKEN WHERE CONNECTED WITH A ROD AND THE SET SCREW OF C2 WAS MIGRATED. THE PATIENT IS ASYMPTOMATIC SO A REVISION SURGERY HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED YET. BONE UNION HAS NOT OCCURRED YET.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15388 | VERTEX RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM | APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL | KWP | WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS | NA | 0201439W |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00062 YR |