MAUDE Adverse Event Report: WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM; APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL

Model Number	96509HT
Medical Device Problem Code	Break (1069)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that the patient underwent posterior spinal fusion surgery due to idiopathic scoliosis.Post-op, patient was mentally unstable.She was in a treatment facility and wanted to get out, therefore she threw herself against a wall, breaking her spinal hardware (broken rod connector).So she underwent revision surgery on (b)(6) 2020, in which the implant and surrounding hardware were removed.There were no other patient complications were reported due to this event.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
H3.Evaluation summary: visual and microscopic inspection revealed a section of the axial connector has been broken off.The surface appears to have thinned out where the damaged occurred.There is a 4mm crack near the break and some deformation around the edges of the break.This type of damage appears to be from constant rubbing from the rod against the connector.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM
• Common Device Name: APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL
• Manufacturer (Section D): WARSAW ORTHOPEDICS; 2500 silveus crossing; warsaw IN 46582
• MDR Report Key: 10085845
• Report Number: 1030489-2020-00553
• Device Sequence Number: 2973969
• Product Code: KWP
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00673978096810
• UDI-Public: 00673978096810
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: NM
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K981676
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Device Implanted Year: 2019
• Device Explanted Year: 2020
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,health
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 08/04/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 96509HT
• Device Catalogue Number: 96509HT
• Device Lot Number: 0111206W
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 07/17/2020
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/29/2020
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 07/30/2020
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 05/26/2020
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 08/04/2020
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 16 YR