Medtronic received information regarding a guidance system being used during a spinal procedure to treat degenerative disc with fixation.
It was reported that during a l4-s1 revision case, the right l5 screw deviated from the planned trajectory.
The screw was deviated approximately two mm inferior.
The manufacturer representative thought surgical technique of working on the opposite side of screw placement caused the deviation.
The patient did experience some discomfort and they had developed a cyst in the same area of the screw after the surgery.
The screws were repositioned on (b)(6)2020 using navigation to assist with the discomfort.
The surgeon indicated that it was unknown whether it was the screw, cyst or both that caused the problem.
There was no patient harm and the procedure was delayed less than an hour.
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