HAKIM PROGRAMMABLE VALVE WITH PRECHAMBER
Report
- Report Number
- 1226348-2013-36044
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 16, 2013
- Date of Event
- November 22, 2013
- Manufacturer
- CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC
- Product Code
- JXG
- PMA / PMN Number
- PK974739
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE
Narratives
UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE FILED.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, THE VALVE WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND A SMALL SPOT OF BIOLOGICAL DEBRIS WAS NOTED IN THE SILICONE HOUSING BETWEEN THE VALVE MECHANISM AND THE DISTAL END OF THE VALVE. NO OCCLUSIONS WERE NOTED IN THE VALVE. THE DEVICE WAS FUNCTIONALLY TESTED AND WAS FOUND TO WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS. THE PROBLEM REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED IN THE LABORATORY SETTING. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS CONFIRMED THAT THIS DEVICE CONFORMED TO THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTIONS. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED. TRENDS WILL BE MONITORED FOR THIS AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. AT THE PRESENT TIME THIS COMPLAINT IS CLOSED.
THE AFFILIATE REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT BEGAN TO HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED FROM THE AFFILIATE TO CLARIFY THE HEALTH PROBLEMS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS NOT YET BEEN PROVIDED, HOWEVER, BASED ON THE SYNERGY FORM, IT INDICATES THAT THE COMPLAINT IS A POTENTIAL ADVERSE EVENT WITH POSSIBLE LEGAL ACTIONS. IT ALSO INDICATES THAT THE DEVICE WILL BE RETURNED, WHICH MIGHT SUGGEST THAT THE DEVICE WAS REVISED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE AFFILIATE STATED: THE O.H.O PATIENT (B)(6), WITH OBSTRUCTIVE HYDROCEPHALUS TUMOR, IS PLACED CODMAN PROGRAMMABLE VALVE (B)(4). IN (B)(6) 2012, THE PATIENT HAD HEADACHE AND STATES THAT THE PLACE YOU STARTED TO FEEL THE VALVE. IN (B)(6) 2013 THE SYSTEM IS CHECKED BUT THE SPECIALIST DID NOT FIND PROBLEMS WITH THE VALVE, SO THAT REQUESTS JYJ REVISED. THE PATIENT IS WITHDRAWN VALVE AND THE WILL MAKE AN INTERNAL VENTRICULAR SHUNT
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 656369 | HAKIM PROGRAMMABLE VALVE WITH PRECHAMBER | SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM & COMPS | JXG | CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC | CNJB2N |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |