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InjuryNKB

EXCELLA III-D SPINAL DEFORMITY SYSTEM

Received Dec 7, 2022 · Event occurred Oct 8, 2022

Report 3004719693-2022-00002 · MDR key 15933630

Device

Generic name

Thoracolumbosacral Pedicle Screw System

Manufacturer

Innovasis, Inc.

Model number

E2002

Catalog number

E2002

Lot number

2010

Product problems

  • Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method
  • Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method

Patient

13 YR · Unknown

  • Pain
  • Pain

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(4), PERU WHEREIN A PATIENT HAD A SPINAL DEFORMITY CONSTRUCT OF MULTIPLE PEDICLE SCREWS IMPLANTED WITH RODS AND LOCKING CAPS. AT A TWO-WEEK POST-OPERATIVE FOLLOW-UP, THE PATIENT HAD NOTICEABLE DEFORMITY, PAIN AND FUNCTIONAL LIMITATION. IMAGING SHOWED MULTIPLE LOCKING CAPS CAME LOOSE, RELEASING THE RODS FROM THE CONSTRUCT IN THE LUMBOSACRAL AREA. REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REPLACE 8 OF THE ORIGINAL 18 SCREWS AND LOCKING CAPS, WHILE THE REMAINING SCREWS, LOCKING CAPS AND RODS REMAINED.