GRAFTON MATRIX PLF
Received Mar 14, 2012 · Event occurred Dec 13, 2011
Report 2246640-2012-00006 · MDR key 2496258
Device
Generic name
Demineralized Bone Matrix Allograft
Manufacturer
Osteotech, IncModel number
2.5 X 5CMCatalog number
A42210
Lot number
OTSLN0864214037
Product problems
- Migration or Expulsion of Device
Patient
75 YR
- No Code Available
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
DURING AN L4-L1 FUSION, THE SURGEON PLACED DBM BONE VOID FILLER INSIDE THE PEEK CAGE AS WELL AS IN THE DISC SPACE ANTERIOR TO THE CAGE. AT FOUR WEEKS POST-OP, THE CAGE HAD MIGRATED POSTERIORLY. A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED IN WHICH THE DBM GRAFT MATERIAL WAS REMOVED FROM THE CAGE AND THE DISC SPACE AND THE CAGE WAS REPOSITIONED USING AUTOGRAFT.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
MFG RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND INDICATED THAT THE SUBJECT LOT OF PRODUCT WAS MANUFACTURED PER PROCEDURE AND MET ALL REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS AND RELEASE CRITERIA. ALL CRITICAL PROCESSING PARAMETERS WERE MET DURING THE MFG OF THE PRODUCT, AND THERE WERE NO IRREGULARITIES ASSOCIATED WITH MFG. NEITHER THE DEVICE NOR ANY FILMS OF APPLICABLE IMAGING STUDIES WERE PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL RPTR. THE DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED.