FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ARTHROSCOPE

MDR report key: 3864347 · Received June 10, 2014

Report

Report Number
1030489-2014-02731
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 10, 2014
Report Date
May 12, 2014
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK
Product Code
HRX
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

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. ALTHOUGH IT IS UNKNOWN IF ANY OF THE DEVICES CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT, WE ARE FILING THIS MDR FOR NOTIFICATION PURPOSES.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY PROCEDURE AND BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN ABOUT 5 DAYS POST-OP ALONG WITH LOSS OF BOWEL CONTROL. THE PATIENT STATED THAT THE PAIN IS BEGINNING TO EXTEND TO THE UPPER BACK AND EXERCISE AND PAIN MEDICATION DO NOT HELP. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE PHYSICIAN STATED THAT THERE IS "NOTHING ON THE X-RAYS THAT SHOW WHY THE PATIENT IS IN PAIN. SEVERAL X-RAYS HAVE BEEN DONE WHICH SHOW NO NEW FRACTURES." NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS REPORTED BY THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
340596 ARTHROSCOPE HRX MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00079 YR Required Intervention CEMENT