FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
STRATA NSC LP VALVE
MDR report key: 2231001
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Received August 26, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 2021898-2011-00206
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 26, 2011
- Date of Event
- July 22, 2011
- Report Date
- July 29, 2011
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY
- Product Code
- JXG
- PMA / PMN Number
- K091312
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AS
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE MFR. A REVIEW OF THE MFG RECORDS WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS NOT LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. ALL OF THE VALVES ARE 100% TESTED AT THE TIME OF MFR.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED TO MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY THAT A PT'S LP STRATA VALVE CHANGED PERFORMANCE LEVELS SEVERAL TIMES. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING REVISION OF THE SHUNT THAT THE PROXIMAL CATHETER HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE VALVE. THE PROXIMAL CATHETER HAD MIGRATED TOWARDS THE PT'S SPINAL CORD.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STRATA NSC LP VALVE | JXG - SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS | JXG | MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Hospitalization| R |