FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROSTHESIS INTERVERTEBRAL DISC

MDR report key: 4851611 · Received June 17, 2015

Report

Report Number
2530088-2015-10478
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 17, 2015
Report Date
June 4, 2015
Manufacturer
SYNTHES BRANDYWINE
Product Code
MJO
PMA / PMN Number
PP070001
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. UNKNOWN WHEN PAIN STARTED OR WHEN IMPLANT MIGRATED. THIS REPORT IS FOR UNKNOWN 7MM MEDIUM PRODISC-C IMPLANT/UNKNOWN LOT NUMBER. ORIGINAL IMPLANT DATE UNKNOWN. WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW AND THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4): IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2015 TO REMOVE A 7MM MEDIUM PRODISC-C IMPLANT AT C4-5 DUE TO MIGRATION OF THE IMPLANT ANTERIORLY, PAIN, AND DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING. THE PATIENT HAD UNDERGONE A TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. IT WAS DETERMINED BY ANOTHER SURGEON THAT THE ENTIRE IMPLANT HAD MIGRATED ANTERIORLY. THE PATIENT HAD PAIN AND DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING. THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO A TWO-LEVEL FUSION WITH A COMPETITOR'S PRODUCT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED SURGICAL DELAY AND THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
395204 PROSTHESIS INTERVERTEBRAL DISC MJO SYNTHES BRANDYWINE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention