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7480113 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
04/18/2023
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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G2: country of origin: canada.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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Event or Problem Description
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Information was received from a healthcare provider (hcp) via a medtronic representative regarding a mas screwdriver used in l3-s1 f usion.It was reported that while implanting of the screw, hex portion of screwdriver broke and found in the screw head.Broken piece retrieved from screw head but was discarded/lost.There was no fragments of the instrument remaining in the patient.There was no revision surgery planned/ occurred for this event.Pre-operative diagnosis for the patient was spondylolisthesis.No adverse event occurred to patient.There were no further complications that were reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H3: product analysis, part #7480113 lot# pr12k006 visual and optical inspection revealed the hex tip of the driver has been broken off.Microscopic examination of fracture surface reveals a brittle fracture surface with no indication of fatigue or torsion.There is some damage to the threads on the driver.The threaded portion of the driver sleeve is designed to mitigate instrument misalignment and associated bending stresses.This type of damage appears to be from bend stress overload.H6: updated eval code method (fdm/annex b) and eval code result (fdr/annex c) codes.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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