| Model Number |
KPT2002 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Material Rupture (1546); Material Deformation (2976)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
03/30/2021
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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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 provider (hcp) via manufacturer representative regarding a patient spinal therapy for vfc.It was reported that during the treatment of a vertebral fracture of l1, the working canula was found deteriorated with the passage of one of the dm provided in the kit.The surgeon had difficulty introducing the following dm into the working canula.This defective working canula damaged the kyphoplasty balloon and did not allow the operative procedure to be carried out as well as possible due the leakage of radiopaque product and the impossibility of inflating the balloon properly.The defective working canula damaged the kyphoplasty balloon.There was patient involved in the event and no symptoms were reported.On (b)(6) 2021 (b)(4) (rep): additional information was received via manufacturer representative that the event occurred on (b)(6) 2021.The surgeon is (b)(6).The patient is (b)(6) years old, (b)(6).On (b)(6) 2021 (b)(4) (rep): additional information was received via manufacturer representative that the lot number is 220866360.The reported cannula came in contact with the patient.There is no revision and no patient complications involved.The hcp details are (b)(6).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H3: product analysis #266412808:part # kpt2002 lot # 220866360 visual optical visual and optical inspection confirmed one of the cannulas has been bent and damaged near the tip.This may have caused the balloon to be damaged when pulled through the cannula.The cannula is filled with dried cement and blood.Unable to determine root cause of damaged ibt and cannula.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.
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