Although it is unknown if the device caused or contributed to the reported event or not, we are filing this report for notification purposes.Neither the device nor films of applicable imaging studies were returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.Therefore, we are unable to determine the definitive cause of the reported event.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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The event details listed were obtained on (b)(6) 2018 per the cer "(b)(4)- cer for cervical disk replacement devices- (b)(6) 2017" conducted from a data set which contained a multi literature article review, which could contain duplicated information obtained from other literature articles.The complications associated with the cervical disc observed during a review of literature articles published in different years as reported in the cer could be summarized as below: it was reported that revision surgery due to treatment failure occurred in 43 patients.Dysphagia was reported in 65 patients.Dysphonia was reported in 64 patients, re-operation occurring in 25 patients, numbness reported in 3 patients, neurological event including back and leg pain reported in 2 patients, sleep apnea reported in 1 patient, bursitis reported in 2 patients, spinal fluid leak reported in 2 patients, headache reported in 3 patients, muscle spasm reported in 2 patients, venous bleeding occurred in 1 patient, lhermitte phenomenon occurred in 1 patient, hematoma occurred in 2 patient, heterotopic ossification in 28 patients and neck and arm pain in 1 patient.
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