FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
CODMAN EDS 3
MDR report key: 1951431
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Received December 30, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 1951431
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 30, 2010
- Date of Event
- December 13, 2010
- Report Date
- December 30, 2010
- Manufacturer
- CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC.
- Product Code
- JXG
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PATIENT HAD EVD (EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAIN) IN PLACE FOR DRAINAGE OF CSF. DURING ROUTINE CARE, THE DRAIN CAME DISCONNECTED AT AN UNUSUAL SITE (OTHER THAN A NORMAL PLACE FOR DISCONNECTION) AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE RN WAS PRESENT BOTH TIMES AND WAS ABLE TO CLAMP THE DRAIN BEFORE ANY HARM CAME TO THE PATIENT. THE FIRST TIME IT BECAME DISCONNECTED AT THE STOPCOCK. THE SECOND TIME THE DRAIN BECAME DISCONNECTED WAS A DAY LATER AT THE LOCATION OF THE SAMPLING PORT. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.====================== MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAIN, CODMAN EDS-3======================THEY HAVE REPLACED THE DRAINS AND THE REP HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEIR PRODUCTS/SAFETY REP.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CODMAN EDS 3 | SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS | JXG | CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC. | * | 3145584, CLHCCO |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67 YR |