| Catalog Number |
2968045 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Migration or Expulsion of Device (1395)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Code Available (3191)
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| Date of Event |
01/20/2017
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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 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 the patient with lumbar canal stenosis underwent anterior and posterior interbody fusion surgery, in which, cage, screws and rods were implanted at l4-5.Post-op, the patient underwent revision surgery due to migration of the cage inside the patient.In this surgery, the cage, screws and rods were explanted.The migrated cage was replaced with a new cage in this surgery.It was also reported that there was a possibility of infection in the patient due to this event.
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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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