FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 7141905 · Received December 22, 2017

Report

Report Number
1030489-2017-02555
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 22, 2017
Report Date
May 9, 2018
Manufacturer
WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS
Product Code
KWP
PMA / PMN Number
SEE H10
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT ANALYSIS: VISUAL REVIEW CONFIRMS ROD BREAKAGE. SIGNIFICANT FRACTURE SURFACE SMEARING NOTED. OPTICAL AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE UNDAMAGED AREAS OF THE FRACTURE SURFACES IDENTIFIED A UNEVEN FRACTURE SURFACE THAT IS INDICATIVE OF OVERLOAD. IT WOULD APPEAR THIS ROD MAY HAVE FAILED AFTER THE OTHER ROD FAILED. HOWEVER DUE TO THE POST FRACTURE DAMAGE A ROOT CAUSE CAN NOT BE DETERMINED. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS PART IS NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES; HOWEVER A LIKE DEVICE CATALOG # 1556000500, 510K # K111942, UPN (B)(4) WAS CLEARED IN THE UNITED STATES. 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. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IMAGE REVIEW - IN ONE OF THE PHOTO RIVER LINES CAN BE SEEN CONSISTENT WITH CYCLIC FATIGUE. 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 WAS PRE-OPERATIVELY DIAGNOSED WITH KYPHOSIS AND UNDERWENT UNSPECIFIED SURGERY. POST-OP, THE ROD BREAKAGE WAS OBSERVED ON BOTH THE SIDES. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REPLACE THE RODS. NO FRAGMENTS REMAINING IN THE PATIENT. LOW BACK PAIN WAS OBSERVED AS THE RESULT OF THE EVENT. THERE WAS A DELAY OF MORE THAN 60 MINUTES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
922040 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL KWP WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS NA 0240777W

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other| R