FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 5115815 · Received October 1, 2015

Report

Report Number
1030489-2015-02540
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 1, 2015
Report Date
September 7, 2015
Manufacturer
MDT SOFAMOR DANEK PUERTO RICO MFG
Product Code
NKB
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). 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 POSTERIOR FUSION AT L1-4 LEVELS USING 4.75 FOR OYL AND AT TH7-9 LEVELS USING 5.5-6.0 FOR OPLL. POST-OP, STENOSIS AT L1 LEVEL DUE TO OYL WORSENING WAS OBSERVED. REVISION SURGERY FOR DECOMPRESSION AND FUSION WAS OPERATED TO REPLACE SOLERA 4.75 WITH SOLERA 5.5-6.0 AND CONNECTED WITH LONG RODS BETWEEN THORACIC AND LUMBER LEVELS. DURING SURGERY, IT WAS FOUND THAT SET SCREWS AT L2-4 HAD BEEN DISLODGED. DR COMMENT: THE WEIGHT OF THE PATIENT MAY BE CAUSED THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
647841 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION, FOR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE NKB MDT SOFAMOR DANEK PUERTO RICO MFG NA UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1