FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERVERTEBRAL BODY

MDR report key: 3923865 · 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