FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
EDM VENTRICULAR CATHETER, TRANSLUCENT
MDR report key: 2935003
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Received January 25, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2021898-2013-00024
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 25, 2013
- Date of Event
- January 3, 2013
- Report Date
- January 3, 2013
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY
- Product Code
- JXG
- PMA / PMN Number
- K802100
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- 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 CATHETERS ARE 100% INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED TO MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY THAT DURING PREIMPLANTATION THE DEVICES FUNCTIONED APPROPRIATELY. THE REPORT THEN STATES THAT FOLLOWING PLACEMENT OF THE CATHETER IN THE PATIENT, A LEAK WAS FOUND WHERE IT CONNECTED TO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, NEW DEVICES WERE THEN OBTAINED AND USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT ANY INJURY TO THE PATIENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36220 | EDM VENTRICULAR CATHETER, TRANSLUCENT | JXG | MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY | D22163 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 YR |