FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TSRH SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 5353432 · Received January 8, 2016

Report

Report Number
1030489-2016-00098
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 8, 2016
Report Date
December 15, 2015
Manufacturer
WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWP
PMA / PMN Number
SEE H10
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(6). (B)(4). MULTIPLE PRODUCTS USED IN THE EVENT. IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH PRODUCT CAUSED THE EVENT. (B)(4)(QUANTITY-2), LOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN. THIS PART IS NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES; HOWEVER A LIKE DEVICE CATALOG #811-300, 510K # (B)(4) WAS CLEARED IN THE UNITED STATES. 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 ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, PATIENT UNDERWENT CORRECTION AT TH2-L3 FOR IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS. DURING SURGERY, SOFT TISSUE NEAR IMPLANT CONVEX SIDE WAS TURNED BLACK WHEN IT WAS OPENED TO EXTEND GROWING ROD. THE SURGEON COMMENTED IT MIGHT BE METALLOSIS AND WILL SEND THE TISSUE TO A LABORATORY FOR CULTURE. PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE UNKNOWN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DISCOLORATION WAS CONFIRMED ONLY AROUND THE DOMINO OF CONVEX SIDE. IT WAS UNKNOWN HOW MANY TIMES HAS THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE OPERATION. EVENT WAS OCCURRED POST-OP. METALLOSIS WAS SUSPECTED IN PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
13045 TSRH SPINAL SYSTEM APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL KWP WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS NA UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00010 YR