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CX01B |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Migration or Expulsion of Device (1395)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Dyspnea (1816)
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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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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.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that on an unknown date, patient underwent balloon kyphoplasty at t11-l2 for vertebral compression fracture.Post-op, bone cement had leaked into the pulmonary system.Patient was initially asymptomatic but started complaining of shortness of breathe on (b)(6) 2016.Patient underwent exams which showed a 7 cm piece of cement lodged in her vein.When the treating physician had attempted to remove the cement on (b)(6) 2016, the cement broke into smaller pieces and traveled to her lungs.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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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Search Alerts/Recalls
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