FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION, FOR DDD

MDR report key: 5956870 · Received September 16, 2016

Report

Report Number
2520274-2016-14557
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 16, 2016
Report Date
September 1, 2016
Manufacturer
SYNTHES USA
Product Code
NKB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
ID, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS DEVICE WAS USED FOR TREATMENT, NOT DIAGNOSIS. ADDITIONAL CODES: MNI, MNH, KWP, KWQ. THIS REPORT IS FOR (2) TWO UNKNOWN PANGEA POLYAXIAL PEDICLE SCREWS. IMPLANT DATE: UNKNOWN DATE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO (2006). REMOVED HARDWARE WAS DISPOSED OF AT THE HOSPITAL. (B)(4): ADJACENT LEVEL DISEASE. THIS REPORT IS FOR (2) TWO UNKNOWN PANGEA POLYAXIAL PEDICLE SCREWS. (510: POSSIBLY K103287). WITHOUT A LOT NUMBER THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD AN INITIAL LUMBAR SURGERY IN THE REGION BETWEEN LEVELS L1-L5 ON AN UNKNOWN DATE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. ON (B)(6) 2016, THE PATIENT HAD REVISION SURGERY DUE TO PAIN; THE PAIN IS ABOVE THE CONSTRUCT AT LEVEL T12-L1 LEVEL OF THE SPINE, ADJACENT LEVEL DISEASE WAS ALSO NOTICED. ALL SYNTHES HARDWARE (PANGEA CONSTRUCT) WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A COMPETITOR'S PRODUCT. NONE OF THE HARDWARE WAS REPORTED TO BE BROKEN; THE REMOVED HARDWARE WAS DISPOSED OF AT THE HOSPITAL. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INFORMATION PROVIDED. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: SYNTHES TITANIUM LOCKING SCREWS; PART NUMBERS -UNKNOWN; LOT NUMBERS - UNKNOWN; QUANTITY(8). SYNTHES POLYAXIAL PEDICLE SCREWS; PART NUMBERS -UNKNOWN; LOT NUMBERS - UNKNOWN; QUANTITY(8). THIS REPORT IS FOR (2) TWO UNKNOWN PANGEA POLYAXIAL PEDICLE SCREWS. THIS REPORT IS 3 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
607384 ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION, FOR DDD NKB SYNTHES USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention SYNTHES POLYAXIAL PEDICLE SCREWS, PART NUMBERS -UN| SYNTHES TITANIUM LOCKING SCREWS, PART NUMBERS -UNK