FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3881881 · Received June 18, 2014

Report

Report Number
1030489-2014-02781
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 18, 2014
Date of Event
May 20, 2014
Report Date
May 20, 2014
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS
Product Code
NKB
PMA / PMN Number
K102555
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT. A REVIEW OF RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGES SHOWS CASE IN WHICH A PATIENT UNDERWENT LUMBAR FUSION WITH SOLERA IN (B)(4) 2013. SCREWS LOOSENING AND FRACTURE WERE REPORTED FOUND AT REVISION. X-RAYS, AP AND LATERAL SHOW A CONSTRUCT FROM L2 TO S1. THE L2 CONSTRUCT IS ONLY ON THE LEFT. THE SET SCREW IS NOTED TO BE BACKED OUT AT L2. NO EVIDENCE OF FRACTURED SCREWS OR RODS IS DETECTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN SPINAL PROCEDURE. AT AN UNKNOWN TIME POST-OP, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH PAIN. A REVISION WAS DONE AND IT WAS NOTED THAT TWO SET SCREWS WERE LOOSE. DURING THE REVISION, THE CONSTRUCT WAS EXTENDED AND THE IMPLANTS REPLACED. "IT WAS NOTED DURING THE REVISION THAT THE SCREW WAS LEFT IN SITU BECAUSE IT WAS FIXED IN THE BONE." NO FURTHER DETAILS ARE KNOWN AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
356919 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION, FOR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE NKB MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other| R