Based on the information provided, review of surgical technique guide, ifu and fmea, there is no evidence that the device was out of specification.The most probable root cause for the breaking of the pin is surgical technique.Part numbers, lot numbers, manufacturing dates, expiration dates, udi numbers: ifuse implant, p/n 7055-90, lot# i0a64, manufactured 08/14/14, expires 2019-08, (b)(4); ifuse implant, p/n 7045-90, lot# 353337, manufactured 04/01/15, expires 2020-04, (b)(4); ifuse implant, p/n 7045-90, lot# 353336, manufactured 02/27/15, expires 2020-02, (b)(4); guide pin 3.2 mm, p/n 500373.Broken pin disposed of at hospital.
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In (b)(6) 2015, the surgeon performed an ifuse arthrodesis on the patient placing three implants.During the course of the procedure, the tip of a guide pin was broken off and left inside the implant when the tip struck a preexisting pedicle screw from a previous unrelated lumbar fusion.All three implants were ultimately successfully placed.The tip of the pin is safely in bone and is not impinging on the neuroforamen.The proximal portion of the pin is safely inside the implant and is not protruding into the soft tissue.The patient suffered no injury secondary to the broken pin.The patient did not require additional medical care.The current status of the patient is not yet known.
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