FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VERSALOCK

MDR report key: 439102 · Received January 22, 2003

Report

Report Number
439102
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 22, 2003
Date of Event
December 30, 2002
Report Date
January 21, 2003
Manufacturer
DANEK MEDICAL, INC. MEDTRONIC SOFAMORE DANEK
Product Code
KWQ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
OR, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FAILED HARDWARE. FUSION SCREWS BROKE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADD'L INFO RECEIVED FROM MFR 4/4/03: CO HAD ALSO RECEIVED A MEDWATCH REPORT FROM THE USER FACILITY FOR THIS EVENT ON FEB 26, 2003. AFTER CONTACTING THE HOSPITAL, CO LEARNED THAT DEVICE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT WAS NOT THE CO'S PRODUCT. CO FORWARDED THE REPORT ALONG WITH A LETTER EXPLAINING IT WAS NOT THE CO'S PRODUCT ON MARCH 13, 2003 TO THE FDA. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: ON FEBRUARY 26, 2003 MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK RECEIVED A MANDATORY MEDWATCH FORM FROM HOSPITAL. INITIALLY, IT WAS NOT KNOWN IF THE PRODUCTS INVOLVED IN THE REPORT WERE MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK ITEMS DUE TO THE BRAND NAME LISTED ON THE MEDWATCH FORM. DURING A CONVERSATION ON 03/12/2003 WITH THE BIOMEDICAL COORDINATOR WITH THE HOSPITAL, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ITEMS INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WERE NOT MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK ITEMS BUT WERE FROM ANOTHER MFR. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 803.22 (2), THIS LETTER, ALONG WITH THE MEDWATCH FORM FROM HOSPITAL IS BEING FORWARDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VERSALOCK FUSION SCREWS KWQ DANEK MEDICAL, INC. MEDTRONIC SOFAMORE DANEK UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 67 YR Required Intervention