FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

OVERWATCH

MDR report key: 7612200 · Received June 18, 2018

Report

Report Number
1067095-2018-00004
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 18, 2018
Date of Event
June 15, 2018
Report Date
June 15, 2018
Manufacturer
SPINAL ELEMENTS
Product Code
NKB
PMA / PMN Number
K161842
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO RADIOGRAPHS OR IMAGES WERE PROVIDED. NO PATIENT INJURY REPORTED WITH THIS EVENT. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

NEAR THE END OF THE INITIAL SPINAL FUSION SURGERY, THE PEDICLE SCREWDRIVER TIP FRACTURED INTO THE SHAFT OF THE PEDICLE SCREW. THE SURGEON NOTED THE FRAGMENT AND ELECTED TO LEAVE IT. THE ROD WAS FIXATED TO THE BONE SCREW CAPTURING THE FRAGMENT SECURELY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
450971 OVERWATCH THORACOLUMBOSACRAL PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEM NKB SPINAL ELEMENTS 108-107-01-L 182-17402

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1