| Catalog Number |
11-3752 |
| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture (2369)
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| Date of Event |
05/28/2019
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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Approximately twenty months after the initial surgery during a planned revision of the existing pedicle screw construct due to a reported non-union, a broken screw was identified at the l5 vertebral level.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The subject pedicle screw was received for evaluation.Inspection of the device confirmed damage in a manner consistent with the reported event.A review of the device history record found no non-conformances.Based on the results of our evaluation, an exact root cause cannot be determined.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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