| Model Number |
1608451030 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Spinal Column Injury (2081); Insufficient Information (4580)
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| Date of Event |
03/22/2025
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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 an unknown source regarding a patient having plif extension l3/4 for adjacent segment degeneration at l3/4.It was reported that during a plif extension procedure implant experienced breakage.It was confirmed that no fragment of the implant remained in the patient.No patient complications or symptoms have been reported as a result of this event.
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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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Event or Problem Description
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Additional information was received via manufacturer representative that the rod fracture was identified intra-operatively when revision surgery was performed as it is not possible to identify rod fracture via imaging.It is unknown to what degree the rod fracture contributed to the adjacent segment degeneration.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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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