MAUDE Adverse Event Report: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION SUPERION INDIRECT DECOMPRESSION SYSTEM; PROSTHESIS, SPINOUS PROCESS SPACER/PLATE

Model Number 101-9812

Device Problem Migration (4003)

Patient Problems Bone Fracture(s) (1870); Pain (1994)

Event Date 06/02/2022

Event Type  Injury  

Event Description

It was reported that the patient injured his back and his pain returned after he chopped wood and lifted heavy materials.The physician assessed that the patient was not compliant after having been implanted with the indirect decompression spacer.The patient underwent a revision procedure to replace the spacer and it was then identified through intraoperative images that the spacer migrated.When the spacer was explanted from the l3-4 lumbar vertebrae, the physician noticed the spinous process between the two vertebrae was fractured and completely mobile.The physician discontinued implanting the new spacer.The patient was doing well postoperatively, was advised to be treated with a mild regimen, and allowed to heal before further consult.The spacer will not be returned as it was disposed of by the medical facility.

• Brand Name: SUPERION INDIRECT DECOMPRESSION SYSTEM
• Type of Device: PROSTHESIS, SPINOUS PROCESS SPACER/PLATE
• Manufacturer (Section D): BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION; 25155 rye canyon loop; valencia CA 91355
• Manufacturer (Section G): BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION; cashel road; clonmel ; EI
• Manufacturer Contact: talar tahmasian ; 25155 rye canyon loop; valencia, CA 91355 ; 6619494863
• MDR Report Key: 14837128
• MDR Text Key: 294944574
• Report Number: 3006630150-2022-03124
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: NQO
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00884662000543
• UDI-Public: 00884662000543
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: P140004
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Consumer,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 06/27/2022

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 06/27/2022
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Lay User/Patient
• Device Model Number: 101-9812
• Device Catalogue Number: 101-9812
• Device Lot Number: 27783072
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 06/02/2022
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Device Manufactured: 08/05/2021
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention
• Patient Sex: Male