FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3881954 · Received June 18, 2014

Report

Report Number
1030489-2014-02786
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 18, 2014
Date of Event
April 29, 2014
Report Date
May 21, 2014
Manufacturer
MDT SOFAMOR DANEK PUERTO RICO MFG
Product Code
KWP
PMA / PMN Number
K052187
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CH
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

OF THE SIX SET SCREWS RETURNED THERE ARE TWO DISTINCT LOOKS. TWO OF THE SCREW SHOW TWO WITNESS MARKS ON EACH SIDE OF THE NODE WITH A ¿U CHANNEL¿ SHAPE DEFORMATION TO THE NODE ITSELF. THE OTHER FOUR SCREWS HAVE WITNESS MARK ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE SET SCREW FACE AND THE NODE IS DEFORMED MORE IN A FLAT MANNER. THIS IS TYPICAL OF THE ROD NOT BEING FULLY SEATED IN THE BONE BEFORE THE SET SCREW WAS TORQUED DOWN. SOME OF THE SET SCREWS SHOW SIGNS OF HEAVY LOAD ON THE THREAD BUT NONE OF STRIPPED OUT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): NEITHER THE DEVICE NOR APPLICABLE IMAGING FILMS WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION, THEREFORE, THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A POSTERIOR SPINAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT 11 MONTHS POST-OP IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SET SCREW AND THE ROD HAD MIGRATED. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY AND SIX SET SCREWS AND THE ROD WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
357259 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL KWP MDT SOFAMOR DANEK PUERTO RICO MFG NA H13A3639

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00050 YR RODS, BONE SCREW