FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

4.0MM OPEN CONNECTOR CLOSURE TOP

MDR report key: 5258685 · Received December 1, 2015

Report

Report Number
2184052-2015-00126
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 1, 2015
Date of Event
October 30, 2015
Report Date
November 2, 2015
Product Code
KWP
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE REPORTED UPON FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE EVENT DETAILS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SAME CASE AS: 2184052-2015-00127 AND 2184052-2015-00128. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY OCCURRED DUE TO POSTOPERATIVE LOOSENING OF THREE NEXLINK CLOSURE TOPS. THE PATIENT WAS INITIALLY IMPLANTED WITH NEXLINK AT T5-T6-T7 FOR THE TREATMENT OF EDH (EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME). APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) MONTHS LATER, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY DUE TO THREE LOOSE CLOSURE TOPS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CONSTRUCT ALLOWING FOR THE ROD TO COME LOOSE. PARTIAL FUSION WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SEEN AT THE TIME OF THE REVISION SURGERY. THE PATIENT WAS RE-IMPLANTED WITH NEW A NEXLINK ROD AND LOCKING CAPS DURING THE REVISION TO REPLACE THE THREE CLOSURE TOPS AND ROD THAT HAD LOOSENED POSTOPERATIVELY. NO PATIENT CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOLLOWING THE REVISION SURGERY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
788036 4.0MM OPEN CONNECTOR CLOSURE TOP 4.0MM OPEN CONNECTOR CLOSURE TOP KWP 707-01

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 30 YR