| Catalog Number |
5442141 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
02/13/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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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.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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Pre-operative diagnosis: l5- s1 degenerative disc procedure: posterior lateral interbody fusion (plif) levels implanted: l5-s1 it was reported that on (b)(6) 2018, intra-op, when physician placed a 41mm crosslink in between the screws and went to torque down the crosslink on the lateral sides, the crosslink stripped and broke into pieces.Doctor was able to obtain all the pieces of the implant from the wound.No patient complications were reported as a result of this event.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product analysis result: visual functional microscopic there were three adjustable cross-links returned.Two of the screws that lock the rods in place have sheered off where the threads transition into the nose of the screw.On one of the screws, deformation can be noted to the internal hex.On the other broken screw, a portion of the driver has broken off inside the internal hex.The center locking not on the three links appears to function properly.The screws appear to have been over tightened causing the nose to break off.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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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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