FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
UNKNOWN SCREW
MDR report key: 3891025
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Received June 24, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 1030489-2014-02859
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 24, 2014
- Date of Event
- May 23, 2014
- Report Date
- May 28, 2014
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK
- Product Code
- HWC
- PMA / PMN Number
- UNK
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SW
- 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 THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN SPINAL PROCEDURE AND HAD ACHIEVED A SOLID FUSION. AT AN UNKNOWN TIME POST-OP, IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SCREW WAS BROKEN. DURING THE REVISION PROCEDURE, WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE THE SCREW, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SCREWDRIVER TIP BROKE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 367280 | UNKNOWN SCREW | HWC | MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |