FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENNOVATE POLYAX.SCREW 7.5X40MM FENESTR.

MDR report key: 8191708 · Received December 21, 2018

Report

Report Number
9610612-2018-00616
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 21, 2018
Date of Event
November 29, 2018
Report Date
December 21, 2018
Manufacturer
AESCULAP AG
Product Code
NKB
PMA / PMN Number
SEE H10
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

EXEMPTION NUMBER: E2014018. K180433. REPORTED DEVICE NOT MARKETED IN THE U.S., HOWEVER, SIMILAR DEVICES OR DEVICES THAT SHARE COMPONENTS, RAW MATERIALS, PROCESS METHODS OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS ARE REGISTERED WITHIN THE U.S. (B)(4). INVESTIGATION - NO PRODUCT AT HAND. BATCH HISTORY REVIEW - THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS VALID DURING THE TIME OF PRODUCTION. THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THIS LOT AND ERROR PATTERN AT HAND. CONCLUSION AND ROOT CAUSE - THE ROOT CAUSE IS MOST PROBABLY USAGE AND/OR PATIENT RELATED. RATIONALE - WITH THE LACK OF INFORMATION AND WITHOUT ANY PRODUCT AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS, A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. IN THE INFORMATION THE POSSIBILITY OF BAD BONE STRUCTURE WAS MENTIONED. THIS COULD BE A POSSIBLE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER POSSIBLE ROOT CAUSE IS A HIGH FORCE USED DURING THE IMPLANTATION OF THE IMPLANTS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS POSTOPERATIVE LOOSENING OF SCREWS. ON (B)(6) 2018, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT INITIAL SPINAL SURGERY AND IMPLANTATION OF ENNOVATE SCREWS, SET SCREWS, A ROD, AND TSPACE PEEK IMPLANTS. IT WAS FELT THAT LOOSENING OF THE SCREWS MAY HAVE OCCURRED DURING APPLICATION WITH THE COMPRESSION FORCEPS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BONE STRUCTURE. A REVISION WAS PERFORMED FOR LOOSENING ON (B)(6) 2018. THERE WAS REPLACEMENT OF SCREWS IN THE LUMBAR SPINAL BODY 3 AND SACRAL VERTEBRAE; TWO LARGER SCREWS (8.5MM INSTEAD OF 7.5MM) WERE PLACED THE SACRAL VERTEBRAE 1, BILATERAL. THERE WAS REVISION OF SCREWS IN THE LUMBAR SPINAL BODY 4/5, CORPECTOMY OF LUMBAR SPINAL BODY 4/5, VERTEBRAL BODY REPLACEMENT, AND CEMENT AUGMENTATION AT HEIGHT OF LUMBAR SPINAL BODY 3 LEFT SIDE. FURTHER DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE ENNOVATE POLYAXIAL SCREW (2 OF 2), 7.5MM. ASSOCIATED MEDWATCHES: 9610612-2018-00578, 9610612-2018-00579, 9610612-2018-00580, 9610612-2018-00617, 9610612-2018-00618.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1028753 ENNOVATE POLYAX.SCREW 7.5X40MM FENESTR. POSTERIOR STABILISATION NKB AESCULAP AG SY843TS 52411673

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 30 YR Required Intervention CURVED ROD REF. SY938TS, 52370795| PEEK IMPLANT REF. SN (B)(4), 52229086| PEEK IMPLANT REF. SN (B)(4), 52322024| SET SCREW REF. SY001TS, 52374779| SET SCREW REF. SY001TS, 52382963| SET SCREW REF. SY001TS, 52407323| CURVED ROD REF. SY938TS, 52370795| PEEK IMPLANT REF. SN (B)(4), 52229086| PEEK IMPLANT REF. SN (B)(4), 52322024| SET SCREW REF. SY001TS, 52374779| SET SCREW REF. SY001TS, 52382963| SET SCREW REF. SY001TS, 52407323