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Information was received from a healthcare provider (hcp) via a medtronic representative regarding a patient who was implanted with cage, screws and plate used in a cervical corpectomy surgery.It was reported that the screws used in the procedure at the bottom of the construct broke, leading to a revision surgery.This was at approximately a one year follow up in clinic and discovered via x-rays.Revision surgery occurred on (b)(6) 2023 to remove broken screws and hardware and replace with new hardware.It was understood that patient was not fully fused or possibly not fused at all by the 12-month postoperative check.Pre-operative diagnosis for the patient was corpectomy.Off label usage of cage was reported.Pseudoarthrosis was reported with screws breakage.The nature of potential off label usage was due to vertestack was utilized in the corpectomy case, as cornerstone psr is approved for use in the cervical region and vertestack is approved for use in the tl region.There was no malfunction associated with the plate.Off label use of product and pseudoarthrosis occurred to patient was confirmed for cage.There were no further complications that were reported.
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D4: lot number unknown.H6 - neither the device nor films of applicable imaging studies were returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.Therefore, we are unable to determine the definitive cause of the reported event.Pseudoarthrosis reported with screw breakage.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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