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55-LS-0100 |
| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Failure of Implant (1924)
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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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Patient information - unknown.Reporter occupation - other; sales representative.Evaluation in process but not yet complete.Upon completion of evaluation, a follow up report will be submitted.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the patient underwent a c1-c2 bilateral extension procedure on (b)(6) 2020, utilizing the reform poct pedicle screw system.Two-week post operation x-rays looked good, 4-week x-rays shows top bilateral set screws backed out, with loss of correction.Revision procedure to address set screw backout was performed on (b)(6) 2020, during which two (2) 55-pa-4040 4.0 x 40mm polyaxial screws, eight (8) 55-ls-0100 cap screw posterior cervical systems, and two (2) 55-lt-5080 3.5 x 80mm lordotic rod ti were removed and replaced with the same sizes.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H3 device evaluation - returned implants were reviewed along with the post-op x-ray images.Witness marks were found on the underside of all screws, demonstrating locked cap screws in the construct.A partially missing tulip thread was found on one of the two returned 55-pa-4040 screws, demonstrating the forced removal of the set screw post-procedure.Root cause could not be determined.Review of device history records found 458 pieces of lot 27471ps released for distribution on 12/23/2010 with no deviation or anomalies.Two-year complaint history review (6.26.2018-6.26.2020) found this to be the only report for this part number.No corrective actions are recommended.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the patient underwent a c1-c2 bilateral extension procedure on (b)(6) 2020, utilizing the reform poct pedicle screw system.Two-week post operation x-rays looked good, 4-week x-rays shows top bilateral set screws backed out, with loss of correction.Revision procedure to address set screw backout was performed on (b)(6) 2020, during which two (2) 55-pa-4040 ø4.0 x 40mm polyaxial screws, eight (8) 55-ls-0100 cap screw posterior cervical systems, and two (2) 55-lt-5080 ø3.5 x 80mm lordotic rod ti were removed and replaced with the same sizes.
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