FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
EDM LUMBAR DRAINAGE KIT OPEN TIP
MDR report key: 2970134
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Received February 15, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2021898-2013-00054
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 15, 2013
- Date of Event
- January 9, 2013
- Report Date
- January 18, 2013
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY
- Product Code
- JXG
- PMA / PMN Number
- K862303
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED. THEREFORE AN EVAL OF THE DEVICE PERFORMANCE WAS NOT POSSIBLE. A REVIEW OF THE MFG RECORDS SHOWED NO ANOMALIES.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED TO MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY THAT AFTER THE LUMBAR CATHETER WAS IMPLANTED, THE PHYSICIAN FOUND IT TO BE LEAKING. THEY THEN CUT THE LEAKING PORTION OF THE CATHETER OFF AND RE-IMPLANTED THE DEVICE. DUE TO THE SHORT SIZE OF THE CATHETER, POSTOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT WAS DIFFICULT. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PT. AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT THE PT WAS STILL UNDER OBSERVATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66582 | EDM LUMBAR DRAINAGE KIT OPEN TIP | JXG - SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS | JXG | MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY | 11883622 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |