| Catalog Number |
7543645 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Code Available (3191)
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| Date of Event |
11/15/2016
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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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(b)(4).Neither the device nor applicable imaging films were returned to manufacturer for evaluation therefore we are unable to determine the definitive cause of event.
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Event or Problem Description
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T was reported that patient underwent surgery due to lumbar disc protrusion in which spinal instrumentation was implanted.Post-op, around the middle of (b)(6) 2016, one screw was found broken.Patient underwent replacement surgery on (b)(6) 2016 in which screws were replaced with other manufacturer's products.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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X-ray review: pre-op and post-op x-rays are shown for l5-s1 plif.Per report a 5.5 mm system was used with spacer.One of the sacral screws appears to be fractured.There is a paucity of bone growth through the interbody spacer at l5/s1 additionally at 8 months post-op likely contributing to the construct failure.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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