FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TL PEDICLE SCREW D7 LG 35

MDR report key: 7609360 · Received June 18, 2018

Report

Report Number
3003853072-2018-00046
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 18, 2018
Date of Event
May 12, 2018
Report Date
December 17, 2018
Manufacturer
ZIMMER SPINE
Product Code
MNI
PMA / PMN Number
PN/A
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
EG
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

WITHOUT A PRODUCT RETURN, NO PRODUCT EVALUATION IS ABLE TO BE CONDUCTED. CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A VALID CONCLUSION ABOUT THE CAUSE OF THIS EVENT. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT ADDS VALUE TO THE RELEVANT CONTENT OF THIS REPORT AND/OR A CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

WITHOUT A PRODUCT RETURN, NO PRODUCT EVALUATION IS ABLE TO BE CONDUCTED. CURRENT INFORMATION IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERMIT A VALID CONCLUSION ABOUT THE CAUSE OF THIS EVENT. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT ADDS VALUE TO THE RELEVANT CONTENT OF THIS REPORT AND/OR A CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE RETURNED SCREW WAS EVALUATED. THE SCREW SHAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE FRACTURED. THE CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION. A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS DID NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WHICH WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT. THE LABELING WAS REVIEWED AND FOUND TO CONTAIN INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING PROPER USE AND ALSO LISTED IMPLANT FRACTURE AS A POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECT OF USING THE DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE TWO SCREWS WHICH WERE BROKEN POST-OPERATIVELY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PATIENT IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REVISION SURGERY. THIS IS REPORT ONE OF TWO FOR THIS EVENT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS DEVICE IS SIMILAR TO THOSE CLEARED BY K111301. THERE WAS NOT A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. THIS MALFUNCTION HAS NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON THIS OR A SIMILAR DEVICE AND IS NOT LIKELY TO LEAD TO A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY IF IT WERE TO RECUR. THEREFORE, THIS EVENT IS NOT REPORTABLE. REFERENCE REPORT 3003853072-2018-00047.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE TWO SCREWS WHICH WERE BROKEN POST-OPERATIVELY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PATIENT IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REVISION SURGERY. THIS IS REPORT ONE OF TWO FOR THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
454720 TL PEDICLE SCREW D7 LG 35 JAVA TOP LOADING MNI ZIMMER SPINE NA H17080G

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R