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9734060 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Imprecision (1307)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Unspecified Tissue Injury (4559)
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| Date of Event |
06/21/2023
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H3, h6: no parts have been returned to medtronic for analysis.B17, c20, d15 are applicable.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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Medtronic received information regarding a navigation device being used during a l2-l5 oblique lateral interbody fusion procedure.It was reported that during a navigated, the first screw placed at the right l2 level was misplaced toward midline spinal canal.On screen, navigation appeared to be in a correct trajectory yet the surgeon referred that the tactile feedback seemed off.Images were retaken anterior posteriorly, and laterally by 3d spin , which confirmed screw misplacement.The surgeon decided to remove placed screw and abort the procedure, and imaging and navigation were aborted.The most likely / suspected cause of the event was the patient reference frame had movement.There was a surgical delay of less than one hour.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Updated.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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Additional information was received.The patient was reintervened the next day, and in communication with the surgeon, the patient appeared to not have any post op issues.The patient presented movement in all 4 extremities.No metric number of inaccuracy was informed by the surgeon.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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