FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
4.6X12MM VRBL SCR TRINICA
MDR report key: 3971155
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Received July 8, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2184052-2014-00110
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 8, 2014
- Date of Event
- June 16, 2014
- Report Date
- June 16, 2014
- Manufacturer
- ZIMMER SPINE, INC.
- Product Code
- KWQ
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
SAME CASE AS: 2184052-2014-00109. IT WAS REPORTED THE SCREWS PULLED OUT POST-OPERATIVELY. DURING THE INDEX SURGERY C4-T2 WERE TREATED WITH A 3 LEVEL AND 2 LEVEL PLATE FOR SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY. ALL THE LOCKING CAPS ON THE PLATE WERE NOTED TO BE LOCKED WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE DURING THE FIRST SURGERY. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH POST-OPERATIVELY, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SCREWS C7 PULLED OUT AND THE PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN AND SCRATCHING DURING SWALLOWING. IT IS NOTED THE PATIENT ADMITTED TO NOT USING THE COLLAR AS INSTRUCTED POST-OPERATIVELY. THE PATIENT WAS REVISED WITH NEW HARDWARE AND IS REPORTED TO BE RECOVERING WELL.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398491 | 4.6X12MM VRBL SCR TRINICA | 4.6X12MM VRBL SCR TRINICA | KWQ | ZIMMER SPINE, INC. | 07.010118.001 | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 YR |