| Model Number |
186727840 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Loose or Intermittent Connection (1371)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Unspecified Infection (1930); No Code Available (3191)
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| Date of Event |
04/29/2019
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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 the patient underwent 1st surgery on (b)(6) 2018, fusion l5-s1 with expedium and t-pal.On (b)(6) 2018, revision surgery because of radiculopathy and suspicion on infection.Implants where loose, have been removed and replaced.Post op pain free.Tissue has been examined in bacteriology, one sample was positive.Patient showed up in (b)(6) with back pain, examinations have shown again pseudarthrosis and loosening of the implants.On (b)(6), again revision surgery, removal of all implants, which have been sent in for bacteriological examination.Several tissue samples will also be examined bacteriologically.T-pal cage will be removed from anterior after these results of the bacteriological examination are known.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # = >(b)(4).Back pain.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # = > (b)(4).
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Product complaint # = > (b)(4).The screw features signs of use such as surface markings and discoloration.However, the screw featured no signs of loosening.No postoperative x-rays were provided to confirm the pedicle screw loosening.The loosening cannot be replicated.With the limited information, the report of the screw loosening cannot be confirmed.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.The root cause of the poly screw loosening postoperatively cannot be determined from the sample and information provided.A potential root cause cannot be determined since the report of the screw loosening could not be confirmed or replicated.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, 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.
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