FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EXP PEEK ROD LRD BA 5.5X70

MDR report key: 7109037 · Received December 12, 2017

Report

Report Number
1526439-2017-50063
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 12, 2017
Date of Event
October 3, 2016
Report Date
November 17, 2017
Manufacturer
DEPUY SYNTHES SPINE
Product Code
NKB
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT COMPLAINT # (B)(4). DEVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. INVESTIGATION WILL BE CONDUCTED. FOLLOW UP WILL BE FILED WITH THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS. 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 IMPLANTED 6 SCREWS, 2 RODS AND CAGE TO THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT CAME TO THE CLINIC WITH BACK PAIN. THE PATIENT DID X-RAYS WHICH SHOWED A BROKEN ROD. AFTER THE OPERATIVE EXPLORATION WERE REMOVED 4 SCREWS AND A BROKEN ROD. THIS COMPLAINT ON THE FRACTURE OF THE ROD WITH TRANSPEDICULAR FIXATION OF THE LUMBAR SPINE, PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE IMPROPER OPERATION DURING THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD. THE PRODUCT CODE IS 186782070 LOT N/A NO HARM TO THE PATIENT, WE WILL PEOVIDE X-RAYS AFTER THE PATIENT WILL PROVIDE CONSENT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
890040 EXP PEEK ROD LRD BA 5.5X70 ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION, FOR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE NKB DEPUY SYNTHES SPINE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention