FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PHOENIX CRX DIAMOND VALVE

MDR report key: 260632 · Received January 31, 2000

Report

Report Number
MW1018029
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 31, 2000
Date of Event
January 2, 2000
Report Date
January 28, 2000
Manufacturer
PHOENIX BIOMEDICAL CORP.
Product Code
JXG
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WITH PILOCYSTIC ASTROCYTOMA STATUS POST-RESECTION HAD MULTIPLE CSF PROXIMAL SHUNT FAILURES PRIOR TO THE PHOENIX DEVICE. THE PHOENIX VALVE AND A NEW PROXIMAL CATHETER WERE IMPLANTED. THE NEXT DAY THE VENTRICLES CONTINUED TO BE DILATED CONSISTENT WITH VALVULAR DYSFUNCTION. THE PT WAS RETURNED TO SURGERY WHERE THE DISTAL CATHETER WAS REMOVED FROM THE VALVE AND A VERY LOW FLOW WAS NOTED. THE VALVE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PROXIMAL CATHETER AND THE FLOW WAS ROBUST. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE SHUNT THEN PUMPED AND REFILLED WELL WITH A BRISK FLOW.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PHOENIX CRX DIAMOND VALVE CSF SHUNT VALVE JXG PHOENIX BIOMEDICAL CORP. DCV220A PP-0113

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 16 YR Required Intervention TYPE 15CM MODEL# SC01E.| PHOENIX ANTIBLOCK VENTRICULAR CATHETER - STRAIGHT