FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

EDM LUMBAR DRAINAGE KIT WITH 120ML GRADUATED CHAMBER

MDR report key: 2162070 · Received July 6, 2011

Report

Report Number
2162070
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 6, 2011
Date of Event
July 1, 2011
Report Date
July 6, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY
Product Code
JXG
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
NV, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ANESTHESIOLOGIST WAS PREPPING PATIENT FOR AORTIC ROOT REPLACEMENT AND WAS PLACING AN EXTERNAL LUMBAR DRAIN AND MONITOR DRAIN. WHILE MANEUVERING THE LOWER PORTION OF THE CATHETER, IT WAS SAID TO HAVE "SHREDDED" IN THE LUMBAR SPACE, SEPARATING FROM THE MAIN CATHETER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EDM LUMBAR DRAINAGE KIT WITH 120ML GRADUATED CHAMBER SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS JXG MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY * 1135 1890

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR