| Model Number |
9734856 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Integrity Problem (2978)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
06/10/2019
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Patient information was unavailable from the site.The instrument was not returned, so no analysis has been conducted.Device manufacturing date is unavailable.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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Medtronic received information regarding a navigation device being used for a sacroiliac and thoracolumbar procedure.The issue occurred intraoperatively and delayed the surgery by less than one hour.It was reported that the patient had prior hardware in from l1-s1 and needed to be decompressed and sagittally realigned.During the surgery, the solera driver broke while trying to place a screw in very sclerotic bone.The site was able to remove the driver and the broken piece from the wound, find another navigated driver, and properly place the screw without harm to patient.No broken pieces remained in the patient.It was also reported that the solera screw driver was used to get the old screws out but the bone was sclerotic and the driver broke.The broken piece was retrieved successfully from the wound and nothing remained in the patient.The surgery was completed with navigation and there was no impact on patient outcome.
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