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Information was received from a healthcare professional via a manufacturer representative regarding a patient with pre-operative diagnosis for lumbar spinal stenosis & lumbar disc herniation.Procedure or technique used was lumbar spinal stenosis.It was reported that the two screws broke inside the body, and the patient is currently suffering from severe edema of the lower extremities.Fragment left inside the patient.No any treatment or additional surgery was performed as a result of this event.Patient did not achieved the solid fusion.The patient currently declared that she is in critical condition in the icu ward, and the implant could not be surgically removed.Patient is currently 83 years old and has severe lower extremity edema and is hospitalized in the icu.Due to the patient's physical reasons, the doctor's assessment and the wishes of the patient's family members, the second surgery may not be possible.
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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.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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