MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SÃ RL CH MIS 5.5 TI CLSD POLY 7X65; ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION, FOR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE

Catalog Number	186719765
Medical Device Problem Code	Break (1069)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Code Available (3191)
Date of Event	11/02/2018
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Product complaint # (b)(4).Visual examination of the returned device found the tulip head and the flex ball were crushed.The returned tulip head features minimal signs of use beyond some light surface markings.There is little damage to the remaining components beyond the minor signs of use to the tulip head.A review of the device history record was conducted.No issues were identified during the manufacturing and release of this product that could have contributed to the problem reported by the customer.All complaint trends will be evaluated as a part of the depuy spine monthly complaint review meeting.The root cause of the flex ball breaking and the tulip head, saddle, and screw head separating cannot be determined from the samples and the information provided.A potential root cause may be excessive force placed on the polyaxial screw¿s flex ball, especially at an extreme angle in relation to the adjacent components of the screw.As there has been no issue identified in the manufacturing or release of the device that could have contributed to the problem reported by the customer and no systemic trends were found, this complaint file will be closed with no further action required.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported following analysis performed after the initial implantation which was performed on (b)(6) 2018, it was discovered that the screws were broken.No date or contributing factor of the incident were provided.Surgical intervention was performed with the patient for revision of the assembly.

• Brand Name: MIS 5.5 TI CLSD POLY 7X65
• Common Device Name: ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION, FOR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SÃ RL CH; chemin-blanc 38; le locle 02400 ; SZ 02400
• MDR Report Key: 8316692
• Report Number: 1526439-2019-51327
• Device Sequence Number: 11167607
• Product Code: NKB
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10705034280172
• UDI-Public: 10705034280172
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• PMA/510(K) Number: K160904
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: foreign,other
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 11/13/2018

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 186719765
• Device Lot Number: TBFEB
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 02/01/2019
• Type of Report(Section G): Initial
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/07/2019
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 02/07/2019
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1