FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3922284 · Received July 9, 2014

Report

Report Number
1030489-2014-03145
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 9, 2014
Date of Event
June 5, 2014
Report Date
June 10, 2014
Manufacturer
MDT SOFAMOR DANEK PUERTO RICO MFG
Product Code
KWP
PMA / PMN Number
K031655
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CH
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFO: MACROSCOPIC AND OPTICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THREAD CREST AND FLANK DAMAGE; THIS DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE INITIATED AT THE START OF THE THREAD AND IS CONSISTENT AROUND THE FIRST COUPLE OF THREADS. THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH MISALIGNMENT OF THE FAS AND SET SCREW THREADS DURING CONSTRUCT ASSEMBLY.

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 TO TREAT A FRACTURE AT L2. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BONE SCREW DAMAGED TWO SET SCREWS AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE SET SCREWS TO BE INSERTED. THE SURGEON REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BONE SCREW. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
400175 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL KWP MDT SOFAMOR DANEK PUERTO RICO MFG NA H13J4665

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00051 YR SET SCREW