FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TI COLLAR FOR USS VARIABLE AXIS SCREWS

MDR report key: 3800151 · Received May 8, 2014

Report

Report Number
1000562954-2014-10068
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 8, 2014
Report Date
April 4, 2014
Manufacturer
SYNTHES MEZZOVICO
Product Code
NKB
PMA / PMN Number
PK082572
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL PRODUCT CODES: MNI, MNH, KWP, KWQ. THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED, AND NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS PRODUCT IS ENTERING THE COMPLAINT SYSTEM. NO NCRS WERE GENERATED DURING PRODUCTION. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD SHOWED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF THE PRODUCT THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMPLAINT CONDITION. DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: AN EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED ON THE RETURNED DEVICE. AS PER RECEIVED CONDITION OF DEVICE; THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN INTACT CONDITION (VISUAL EXAMINATION). THE COMPLAINT IS UNCONFIRMED. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(4) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERED AN INFECTION APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL SURGERY. THE PATIENT WAS REVISED AND ANOTHER UNIVERSAL SPINE SYSTEM VARIABLE AXIS SCREW SET WAS USED FOR RE-INSTRUMENTATION. THERE IS NO REPORT OF DELAY IN SURGERY OR OTHER ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
278830 TI COLLAR FOR USS VARIABLE AXIS SCREWS ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION, FOR DDD NKB SYNTHES MEZZOVICO 7795840

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention