TRAY, SURGICAL, INSTRUMENT
Report
- Report Number
- 2520274-2017-12316
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 21, 2017
- Report Date
- September 13, 2017
- Manufacturer
- SYNTHES USA
- Product Code
- FSM
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
KAZDA, S; ET AL (2009) COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY ASSESSING C2 DENS INJURIES TREATMENT OUTCOMES. ROZHL CHIR, (10) 554-558. THIS REPORT IS FOR AN UNKNOWN RADIAL HEAD SYSTEM (UNKNOWN QUANTITY/UNKNOWN LOT). (OTHER NUMBER) UDI: UNKNOWN PART NUMBER, UDI IS UNAVAILABLE. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE COMPLETED; NO CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN, AS NO DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND NO LOT NUMBER OR PART NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL MEDWATCH, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.
THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED AFTER SUBSEQUENT REVIEW OF THE FOLLOWING LITERATURE ARTICLE: KAZDA, S; ET AL (2009) COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY ASSESSING C2 DENS INJURIES TREATMENT OUTCOMES. ROZHL CHIR, (10) 554-558. THIS IS A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY TO COMPARE TREATMENT OUTCOMES OF C2 DENS FRACTURES FOLLOWING THEIR CONSERVATIVE OR SURGICAL MANAGEMENT, USING DIRECT OSTEOSYNTHESIS WITH CANALISED SCREWS AND THE DENS ACCESS DEVICE. THE STUDY INCLUDED 32 PATIENTS TREATED BETWEEN 1999-2006 WITH TYPE II AND II DENS INJURY. THE MEAN AGE WAS 56 YEARS (17¿83 Y.O.A.), 19 SUBJECTS WERE MALES AND 13 SUBJECTS WERE FEMALES. FIFTEEN PATIENTS HAD UNDERGONE SURGERY AND OBJECTIVE COMPLICATIONS OCCURRED IN 2 PATIENTS. HERE, ONLY 1 PATIENT REPORTED PAIN, SECOND DID NOT SUBJECTIVELY PERCEIVE MOVEMENT LIMITATION. SEVENTEEN PATIENTS WERE MANAGED CONSERVATIVELY AND TREATMENT INCLUDED A PHILADELPHIA COLLAR (4 SUBJECTS) OR A HALO APPARATUS (13 SUBJECTS). A COPY OF THE LITERATURE ARTICLE WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH THE MEDWATCH. THIS IS 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS FOR AN UNKNOWN DENS ACCESS DEVICE AND REFERS TO THE SERIOUS INJURY OF UNKNOWN PATIENTS WHO EXPERIENCED PAIN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 664362 | TRAY, SURGICAL, INSTRUMENT | FSM | SYNTHES USA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |