MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC MEXICO KYPHON® LATITUDE® II CURETTE; ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

Model Number	A11B
Medical Device Problem Codes	Mechanical Problem (1384); Mechanical Jam (2983)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	12/02/2021
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
Information was received from healthcare professional via field representative regarding patient with symptoms of primary osteoporosis, compression fracture involved in the balloon kyphoplasty procedure.Levels implanted- th11.It was reported that intra-operatively, tried to inflate in the bone using bkp curette, but when grasped the handle several times, the tip of the curette became immobile and became unusable.Labeling was followed throughout the procedure.There was delay in overall procedure time for less than 60 minutes.There were no patient symptoms or complications reported as a result of this event.There were no additional treatment or surgery performed as a result of this event.Event was associated with the patient.In the reported operation, the course after the injury was long, the target vertebral body was an old fracture, the bone quality was hard, and the balloon inflation by ibt did not go as planned.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Review of this mdr and/or additional information received shows that there is no information to reasonably suggest that the device in this report may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or that the device in this report has malfunctioned.Therefore, this event did not and does not meet the reporting requirements stipulated in 21 cfr 803.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.
Event or Problem Description
Mdr decision corrected to not reportable.No additional supplementals required unless additional information received indicates reportable event.

• Brand Name: KYPHON® LATITUDE® II CURETTE
• Common Device Name: ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC MEXICO; av. paseo del cucapah #10510; tijuana,bc 22570 ; MX 22570
• Manufacturer (Section G): MEDTRONIC MEXICO; av. paseo del cucapah #10510; tijuana,bc 22570 ; MX 22570
• Manufacturer Contact: glen belmer ; 1800 pyramid place; memphis, TN 38132 ; 6122713209
• MDR Report Key: 13091784
• Report Number: 9612164-2021-04977
• Device Sequence Number: 14519990
• Product Code: LXH
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00763000031909
• UDI-Public: 00763000031909
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: JA
• PMA/510(K) Number: EXEMPT
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 01/28/2022

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 06/09/2022
• Device Model Number: A11B
• Device Catalogue Number: A11B
• Device Lot Number: 220142857
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 12/03/2021
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/04/2022
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 12/28/2021
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 01/28/2022
• Date Device Manufactured: 06/09/2020
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 83 YR
• Patient Sex: Female