FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ADD VBR SMALL

MDR report key: 8654407 · Received May 29, 2019

Report

Report Number
MW5086978
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 29, 2019
Date of Event
January 22, 2016
Report Date
May 24, 2019
Manufacturer
ULRICH MEDICAL USA, INC.
Product Code
MQP
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

LITERATURE REPORTS FOLLOWING C6 ANTERIOR CERVICAL CORPECTOMY AND FUSION INVOLVING AN EXPANDABLE LORDOTIC CAGE ADD PLUS VBR [K09841]. PATIENT SUFFERED DEVICE-RELATED CERVICOBRACHIALGIA REQUIRING REVISION SURGERY. IMAGING STUDIES REVEAL THE DEVICE CENTER EXPANDABLE STRUT BROKE, CAUSING INJURY AND NEED FOR REVISION. DEVICE INDICATION AND LABELING CLEARED ONLY FOR NON-CERVICAL USES. YET DEVICE CONSTRUCT AND DESIGN RATIONALE CONFIGURED TO CONFORM FOR CERVICAL USE WHICH IS NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE 510K INTENDED USE AND INDICATION [TRIEB, KLEMENS, AND STEPHAN KOCH. "FAILURE OF AN EXPANDABLE CAGE PLATE CERVICAL VERTEBRAL BODY REPLACEMENT: CASE REPORT OF A DEVICE RELATED COMPLICATION." JOINT DISEASE AND RELATED SURGERY 28.3 (2017): 214-218]. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID # (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
443090 ADD VBR SMALL SPINAL VERTEBRAL BODY REPLACEMENT DEVICE MQP ULRICH MEDICAL USA, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 49 YR Hospitalization| R| S