FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DELTA SHUNT KIT, REGULAR, PERFORMANCE LEVEL 1.5

MDR report key: 2113780 · Received June 2, 2011

Report

Report Number
2021898-2011-00122
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 2, 2011
Date of Event
May 9, 2011
Report Date
May 9, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY
Product Code
JXG
PMA / PMN Number
K902783
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR RETURN. THEREFORE, AN EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE PERFORMANCE WAS NOT POSSIBLE. A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS SHOWED NO ANOMALIES. ALL OF OUR VALVES ARE 100% TESTED AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY THAT A SHUNT REVISION OCCURRED. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE SHUNT WAS IMPLANTED NEARLY THREE YEARS AGO, BUT RECENTLY, THE DOCTOR ALLEGEDLY FOUND THAT THE SHUNT DRAINED POORLY. THE DOCTOR SUSPECTED IT WAS DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DELTA SHUNT KIT, REGULAR, PERFORMANCE LEVEL 1.5 JXG MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY C16434

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R