FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PEDICLE SCREW ENH. POLY-AXIAL PEDICLE SCREW - CANNULATED 6X35MM

MDR report key: 9086487 · Received September 19, 2019

Report

Report Number
3005180920-2019-00773
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 19, 2019
Date of Event
August 20, 2019
Report Date
October 23, 2019
Manufacturer
MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA
Product Code
NKB
UDI-DI
07630030857577
PMA / PMN Number
K141988
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

VISUAL INSPECTION PERFORMED BY MEDACTA R&D SPINE PROJECT MANAGER: THE TWO PEDICLE SCREWS INSERTED IN L4 LOOSENED AND WERE SUBSTITUTED WITH A REVISION SURGERY. THE TWO REMOVED SCREWS DO NOT PRESENT ANY SCRATCHES AND THEIR FUNCTIONALITY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY VERIFIED IN TERMS OF COUPLING WITH THE SCREWDRIVER (BOTH TORX AND THREADED CONNECTION), K-WIRE AND REDUCTION TOWERS (E.G. WITH THE 1-STEP REDUCER). FOR THESE REASONS, THE ROOT CAUSE THAT LED TO THE PERFORMED REVISION SURGERY, CANNOT BE ADDRESSED TO ANY MECHANICAL OR FUNCTIONAL IMPLANT DEFECTS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BATCH REVIEW PERFORMED ON 26 AUGUST 2019. LOT 1920237: (B)(4) ITEMS MANUFACTURED AND RELEASED ON 22-MAR-2019. EXPIRATION DATE: 2024-03-09. NO ANOMALIES FOUND RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. TO DATE, (B)(4) ITEMS OF THE SAME LOT HAVE BEEN ALREADY SOLD WITHOUT ANY SIMILAR REPORTED EVENT. ADDITIONAL IMPLANT INVOLVED PEDICLE SCREW 03.52.322 ENH. POLY-AXIAL PEDICLE SCREW - CANNULATED 6X35MM (K141988) LOT. 1822132. BATCH REVIEW PERFORMED ON 26 AUGUST 2019. LOT 1822132: (B)(4) ITEMS MANUFACTURED AND RELEASED ON 23-JAN-2019. EXPIRATION DATE: 2024-01-08. NO ANOMALIES FOUND RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. TO DATE, (B)(4) ITEMS OF THE SAME LOT HAVE BEEN ALREADY SOLD WITHOUT ANY SIMILAR REPORTED EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PRIMARY SURGERY PERFORMED AT L4-L5-S1 ON AUGUST 1. REVISION SURGERY PERFORMED ON AUGUST 20 DUE TO THE PEDICLE SCREW LOOSENING AT BOTH OF L4. THE REASON OF THE LOOSENING WAS UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
884905 PEDICLE SCREW ENH. POLY-AXIAL PEDICLE SCREW - CANNULATED 6X35MM PEDICLE SCREW NKB MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA 1920237 07630030857577

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention