FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HAKIM VALVE INLINE UNIT (INTEGRAL CON)

MDR report key: 1910668 · Received November 22, 2010

Report

Report Number
1226348-2010-00392
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 22, 2010
Manufacturer
CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC. MEDOS S.A.
Product Code
JXG
PMA / PMN Number
K974739
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. THE DEVICE WAS TESTED AND FAILED THE PRESSURE AND PROGRAMMING TESTS. AN OCCLUSION WAS NOTED. WHEN THE DEVICE WAS IRRIGATED THE DEVICE FLOWED AS EXPECTED. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED FROM BIOLOGICAL DEBRIS SEEN THROUGHOUT THE DEVICE. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS CONFIRMED THAT THIS DEVICE CONFORMED TO THE REQUIRED SPECS PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED. TRENDS WILL BE MONITORED FOR THIS AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. AT THE PRESENT TIME THIS COMPLAINT IS CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AFFILIATE REPORTED THAT THE VENTRICLES OF THE PT'S BRAIN BECAME ENLARGED. ALSO, AN OCCLUSION OF THE VALVE WAS CONFIRMED BY SHUNTOGRAPHY. THE DOCTOR CHANGED THE PRESSURE, HOWEVER SINCE THE PT'S CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE THE DEVICE WAS REVISED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HAKIM VALVE INLINE UNIT (INTEGRAL CON) SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM & COMPS JXG CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC. MEDOS S.A. NA CLBC9D

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention