| Catalog Number |
48951102 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Difficult to Insert (1316); Mechanical Jam (2983)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Unspecified Tissue Injury (4559)
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| Date of Event |
04/21/2025
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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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It was reported that one tritanium posterior lumbar cage became jammed and was subsequently removed from the patient intra-operatively, and that a second tritanium posterior lumbar cage migrated intra-operatively, "partially entered the vertebral body", and was also removed.The procedure was completed successfully with no reported surgical delay by inserting a third cage lateral from the initial approach.This report is for the cage that became jammed.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H6 coding has been updated to reflect completion of the investigation.
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Event or Problem Description
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No new information.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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