| Catalog Number |
4986250 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Disintegration (1177)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
07/20/2018
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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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It was reported that the patient underwent oblique lumbar inter-body fusion(olif) at l4/5 due to lumbar spinal canal stenosis.During the cage insertion, shaving (fragment) occurred from the surroundings of the cage screw hole.Since it was a tiny amount, the operation was continued as no problem.Nothing remained in the patient.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product analysis: the (b)(4) cage was not returned.A small piece of the cage was returned instead.It appears to be shavings from the inner thread walls of the cage.Root cause of the failure can not be determined.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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