FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3844068 · Received June 2, 2014

Report

Report Number
1030489-2014-02695
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 2, 2014
Date of Event
November 8, 2011
Report Date
May 14, 2014
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK
Product Code
NEK
PMA / PMN Number
UNK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IT
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED VIA A LITERATURE ARTICLE ENTITLED "FENESTRATED PEDICLE SCREWS FOR CEMENT-AUGMENTED PURCHASE IN PATIENTS WITH BONE SOFTENING: A REVIEW OF 21 CASES" THAT A "PATIENT UNDERWENT A POSTERIOR SPINAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO TEAT POST-TRAUMATIC KYPHOSIS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOMETIME POST-OP THE PATIENT FELL OFF OF A LADDER AND SUFFERED FRACTURES IN THE PROXIMAL AND DISTAL ANCHORAGE VERTEBRAE ALLOWING THE IMPLANTS TO MOBILIZE. DUE TO THE POOR CONDITION OF THE PATIENT THE SYSTEM WAS REMOVED AND A VERTEBROPLASTY WAS PERFORMED ON THE INJURED VERTEBRAE." NO FURTHER DETAILS ARE KNOWN AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
322078 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM NEK MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1