FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN VALVE

MDR report key: 2970330 · Received February 20, 2013

Report

Report Number
1226348-2013-12618
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 20, 2013
Date of Event
September 26, 2012
Product Code
JXG
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE FILED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DEVICE RETURNED WAS NOT THAT OF A CODMAN PRODUCT. AS A RESULT THE DEVICE WAS NOT INVESTIGATED. INSTEAD THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED. TRENDS WILL BE MONITORED FOR THIS AND SMILIAR COMPLAINTS. AT THE PRESENT TIME THIS COMPLAINT IS CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WOULD NOT FLOW. THE CATHETER WAS TESTED AFTER REMOVAL AND WAS FINE. THEREFORE THE SURGEON BELIEVED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
73599 UNKNOWN VALVE SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS & COMPS JXG 296474

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention