FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERVERTEBRAL BODY
MDR report key: 3923865
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Received July 9, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 1030489-2014-03190
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 9, 2014
- Report Date
- June 10, 2014
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK
- Product Code
- KWQ
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(6). (B)(4). UNKNOWN PRODUCTS FROM MULTIPLE MANUFACTURERS WERE IMPLANTED DURING THE PROCEDURE. ALTHOUGH IT IS UNKNOWN IF ANY MEDTRONIC DEVICES CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT, WE ARE FILING THIS MDR FOR NOTIFICATION PURPOSES. 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 A TWO LEVEL LUMBAR FUSION AT L4/5 AND L5/S1. SOMETIME POST-OP THE PATIENT REPORTED HAVING "A LOT OF NERVE PROBLEMS AND SWELLING" AND REQUIRED ANOTHER FUSION PROCEDURE TO BE PERFORMED AT S1 . NO FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE PATIENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401128 | APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERVERTEBRAL BODY | KWQ | MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00049 YR | Required Intervention | DISCS, RODS, SCREWS, PLATES |