FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CMF SPINALOGIC - BONE GROWTH STIMULATOR

MDR report key: 6961077 · Received October 19, 2017

Report

Report Number
MW5072830
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 19, 2017
Date of Event
April 7, 2017
Report Date
October 11, 2017
Manufacturer
DJO GLOBAL
Product Code
LOF
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

I HAD 2 LEVEL LUMBAR SURGERY L4-S1 ON (B)(6) 2017. I WAS TOLD BY THE NEUROSURGEON TO USE THIS DEVICE FOR 2 MONTHS TO HELP WITH THE FUSION/BONE GROWTH PROCESS. I STARTED ON (B)(6) 2017 AND STOPPED AFTER 40 DAYS OF DAILY USE. THE DEVICE AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF AFTER 30 MINUTES AND ALLOWS ONLY DAILY USE. IT IS PROGRAMMED. THE DEVICE COVERED ALL OF MY LUMBAR AND THORACIC SPINE AREAS. SLOWLY OVER THIS TIME, I NOTICED A LOT OF WEAKNESS/PAIN IN THE BONES ESPECIALLY THE SACRUM, HIPS, T-SPINE AND RIBS, NECK AND DOWN TO THE ANKLE JOINTS. AROUND THE ANKLE JOINTS, I FELT I WOULD FRACTURE THE BONE. I ALSO FACED EXTREME FATIGUE DURING THE TIME I USED THIS DEVICE. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT IT WORSENED OR WEAKENED AREAS OF MY SPINE I.E. NECK AND THORACIC SPINE WHICH ALREADY HAVE DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE/ARTHRITIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
743490 CMF SPINALOGIC - BONE GROWTH STIMULATOR CMF SPINALOGIC - BONE GROWTH STIMULATOR LOF DJO GLOBAL

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Disability