STRATA®
Report
- Report Number
- 9612501-2022-00428
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 18, 2022
- Date of Event
- November 18, 2020
- Report Date
- March 17, 2022
- Manufacturer
- COVIDIEN LLC
- Product Code
- JXG
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SP
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
PATIENT WEIGHT NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SITE. EVENT DATE IS THE ONLINE ACCEPTED DATE OF THE LITERATURE ARTICLE. DEVICE LOT NUMBER, OR SERIAL NUMBER, UNAVAILABLE. 510(K) IS DEPENDENT UPON THE DEVICE MODEL NUMBER AND IS THEREFORE, UNAVAILABLE. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE IS DEPENDENT ON THE DEVICE LOT/SERIAL NUMBER, THEREFORE IS UNAVAILABLE. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
ASENSIO-SÁNCHEZ, V.M., PACHECO-CALLIRGOS, G.E., VALENTÍN-BRAVO, J., GARCÍA-ONRUBIA, L. VISUAL ACUITY LOSS AND SIXTH NERVE PALSY AS THE ONLY MANIFESTATIONS OF SLIT VENTRICLE SYNDROME. ARCH SOC ESP OFTALMOL. 2022 97(1):40¿43 ABSTRACT THE CASE IS PRESENTED OF A GIRL DIAGNOSED WITH OBSTRUCTIVE HYDROCEPHALUS DUE TO PILOMYXOID ASTROCYTOMA, WHICH REQUIRED A VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT (VPS) AT THE AGE OF (B)(6) YEARS AND (B)(6) MONTHS. TWO MONTHS LATER, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE BRAIN DID NOT SHOW VENTRICULOMEGALY OR OTHER SIGNS OF INCREASED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE. AT THE AGE OF (B)(6) YEARS AND (B)(6) MONTHS, A RAPID ONSET OF BILATERAL VISUAL ACUITY LOSS DEVELOPED AND SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SLIT VENTRICLE SYNDROME. DESPITE VALVE REVISIONS OF THE VPS, SHE DEVELOPED AN ABRUPT DECLINE OF VISUAL ACUITY TO HAND MOTION AT 10 CM. (B)(6) EXAMINATION REVEALED BILATERAL OPTIC ATROPHY. SHE DID NOT REPORT ANY OTHER SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS SUGGESTING INCREASED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE, SUCH AS HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, LETHARGY, IRRITABILITY, OR ALTERED LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. REPORTABLE EVENTS TWO MONTHS AFTER SURGERY, MRI SHOWED COLLAPSE OF THE LATERAL VENTRICLES AND BILATERAL FRONTAL DRAINAGE VALVE WITH NO OTHER SIGNS OF INCREASED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE. THE PATIENT HAD DIFFICULTY SEE FAR AWAY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 697112 | STRATA® | SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS | JXG | COVIDIEN LLC | UNKNOWN-S |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 YR | Female | Other |