| Model Number |
6972870 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Migration (4003)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Therapeutic Effects, Unexpected (2099); Stenosis (2263)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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Information was received from a healthcare professional via manufacturer representative regarding a patient with an unknown indication in need c6-7 arthroplasty used in spinal therapy.It was reported that the implant recessed posterior a little bit after some time.The patient presented new symptoms and the surgeon determined and explant the device.The device was replaced.There were no fragments in the patient reported.There were no further complications reported regarding the event.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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.
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Event or Problem Description
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Additional information was received from the manufacturer representative regarding the event.It was reported that the implant moved within the vertebral bodies into a bad position causing central stenosis for the patient.Update received on (b)(6) post op failure films provided for c 6-7 arthroplasty.In the second image the graft appears to have subsided posteriorly on the initial image, placement appears satisfactory though the graft does look a bit oversized to the c7 endplate.
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