FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 6536452 · Received May 2, 2017

Report

Report Number
1030489-2017-01072
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 2, 2017
Report Date
April 6, 2017
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK
Product Code
KWP
PMA / PMN Number
SEE H10
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICES OF MULTIPLE PART/LOT NUMBERS WERE IMPLANTED DURING THE PROCEDURE INCLUDING: PART: 55711015545/ LOT: CA13K070 (X1) PART: 55711016545/ LOT: CA15J034 (X1) PART: 1555106110/ LOT: 0430233W (X1) PART: 7078398/ LOT: H5337395 (X1) ALTHOUGH IT IS UNKNOWN IF ANY OF THESE DEVICES CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT, WE ARE FILING THIS MDR FOR NOTIFICATION PURPOSES. PARTS ARE NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES; HOWEVER LIKE DEVICE CATALOGS FOR PLI10 IS #55811015545, 510K #K122433, UDI # (B)(4); FOR PLI20 IS #55811016545, 510K #K122433, UDI # (B)(4); FOR PLI30 IS #1555006110, 510K #K121680, UDI # (B)(4) AND FOR PLI40 IS #5440030, 510K #K102555, UDI # (B)(4) WERE CLEARED IN THE UNITED STATES. (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. A GOOD FAITH EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO OBTAIN THE APPLICABLE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT CORRECTION PROCEDURE FOR L1 BURST FRACTURE WITH SCREWS AND RODS IMPLANTATION. POSTOPERATIVELY, INFECTION WAS OBSERVED AT THE AREA OF ONE SIDE SCREW AND AROUND ROD BECAUSE AT THE TIME OF SURGERY FINAL TIGHTENING WAS PERFORMED WITH THE FASCIA AT ONLY ONE SIDE WAS SANDWICHED. THE SURGEON CONSIDERED THAT IT CAUSED THE DEAD SPACE BETWEEN SKIN AND FASCIA THEN INFECTION MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED. ON (B)(6) 2017, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY. IN THE REVISION SURGERY, THE IMPLANTS AT LEFT SIDE WERE EXPLANTED, THE INFECTED AREAS WERE CLEANED AND ANTIBIOTIC WERE SPRAYED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
317906 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM KWP MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other| R