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6534530 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
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 |
09/17/2021
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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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The information was received from health care provider via a manufacturing representative regarding a patient with adjacent segment disease at l2-5 for spinal therapy.It was reported that the set screw did not fit in the l3 left screw, the tab was broken off, and the thread on the screw head side was shaved, so they replaced the screw.The set screw had a damaged thread, and the tip was deformed and scratched.The screw tabs broken, scratched on the edges and bottom of the screw neck / crown / torx holes, and the screw head threads.An attempt was made to insert the set screw into the reported screw, but it could not be set.There was less than 60 min delay in overall procedure time.The product came in contact with the patient.No patient complications were reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H3:part # 6534530; lot # h5669622.Visual and macroscopic examination revealed thread crest/flank damage; this damage appears to have initiated near the start of the thread and is evident around the damaged portion of the thread.Functional evaluation with a sample mas head found the set screw was unable to be fully engaged.This type of damage is consistent with misalignment of the mas head and set screw threads during construct assembly.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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