| Model Number |
199723545 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Loose or Intermittent Connection (1371)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Spinal Column Injury (2081)
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| Date of Event |
08/10/2018
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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).Device is available for evaluation.Investigation will be conducted.Follow up will be filed with the investigation results.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that a revision surgery on an expedium verse construct was performed due to rod migration.Surgeon saw during surgery, that a too small rod diameter was used for the initial construct.Screws, rods and innies were replaced.Patient consequence? yes.Patient consequence description:revision surgery due to the rod migration.Is the information being submitted for this complaint all the details that are known/available regarding this event? yes.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).Device was not returned for evaluation.A review of the device history record could not be performed as the lot number is unknown.All complaint trends will be evaluated as a part of the depuy spine monthly complaint review meeting.Without the return of the device, we are unable to confirm the reported issue or identify the root cause.As no systemic trends were found, this complaint file will be closed with no further action required.Should more information and/or the sample be provided at a later time, this complaint will be reopened and device evaluated.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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