| Model Number |
5530030 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Paralysis (1997)
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| Date of Event |
01/28/2025
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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Information was received from the health care professional via a manufacturer representative regarding a device used transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion therapy for the disc herniation.Levels implanted were l1/2.Reason for repeat surgery was restenosis after disc herniation.It was reported that the implant had run out of sterilization during the investigation.There were no patient symptoms reported.There were no further complications reported regarding the event additional information was received from the manufacturer representative that there is no detailed malfunction/allegation regarding the set screw.The paralysis did not improve, so additional surgery was performed on (b)(6) 2025; at that time, all set screws were replaced.Additional information was received from the manufacturer representative that the paralysis was not caused by the set screw, so it has nothing to do with it.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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 submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide 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.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H11 correction b5; suggested verbiage: ¿additional review of the event 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 in 21 cfr 803.¿ medtronic submits this report to comply with fda regulations 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to provide 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.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.Medtronic will submit a supplemental report if additional relevant information becomes known.
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