PYRAMESH C TITANIUM MESH
Received Oct 26, 2019
Report 1030489-2019-01216 · MDR key 9243289
Device
Generic name
Mesh, Metal
Manufacturer
Warsaw OrthopedicsModel number
NACatalog number
G905H166
Lot number
0534630W
Product problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
Patient
Not reported
- Unspecified Infection
- Unspecified Infection
Narrative
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
THIS PART IS NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES; HOWEVER A LIKE DEVICE CATALOG # 905-166, 510K # K011406 AND UDI # (B)(4) WAS CLEARED IN THE UNITED STATES. NEITHER THE DEVICE NOR FILMS OF APPLICABLE IMAGING STUDIES WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT. ALTHOUGH IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THIS PRODUCT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT, WE ARE FILLING THIS MDR FOR NOTIFICATION PURPOSE. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
Description of Event or Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH VERTEBRAL BODY FRACTURE AND UNDERWENT OSTEOTOMY. REPLACEMENT OF VERTEBRAL BODY WAS PERFORMED FROM THE ANTERIOR SIDE. AFTER CHANGING THE POSITION, FIXATION WAS PERFORMED AT 3 LEVELS ABOVE AND 3 LEVELS BELOW THE TREATED LEVEL FROM THE POSTERIOR SIDE. ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, POST-OP, PATIENT SUFFERED WITH INFECTION AT THE SURGICAL SITE. THE CAUSE OF INFECTION WAS NOT KNOWN TO THE SURGEON. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PLANNED TO BE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2019. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THIS RE-OPERATION HAS BEEN PERFORMED YET OR NOT.