FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

HAKIM INLINE PROGRAMMABLE VALVE

MDR report key: 3790419 · Received May 5, 2014

Report

Report Number
1226348-2014-11549
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 5, 2014
Date of Event
February 1, 2013
Manufacturer
CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC
Product Code
JXG
PMA / PMN Number
PK974739
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WE RECENTLY REVISED OUR MDR REPORTING PROCEDURES BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM A RECENT FDA AUDIT THAT WAS CONDUCTED IN 2013. ONCE THE CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PROCEDURES, WE CONDUCTED RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF OUR PRODUCT COMPLAINTS AND MDR FILES. THE ATTACHED MDR REPORT IS BEING FILED AS RESULT OF THOSE CHANGES WE MADE TO OUR INTERNAL MDR REPORTING PROCEDURES. THE REPORTING DECISION HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MALFUNCTION. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS VISUALLY AND 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FLUID DID NOT FLOW THROUGH THE DEVICE DURING IMPLANTATION PREPARATION. THERE WERE NO SURGICAL DELAY AND NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. WE RECENTLY REVISED OUR MDR REPORTING PROCEDURES BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM A RECENT FDA AUDIT THAT WAS CONDUCTED IN 2013. ONCE THE CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PROCEDURES, WE CONDUCTED RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF OUR PRODUCT COMPLAINTS AND MDR FILES. THE ATTACHED MDR REPORT IS BEING FILED AS RESULT OF THOSE CHANGES WE MADE TO OUR INTERNAL MDR REPORTING PROCEDURES. THE REPORTING DECISION HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MALFUNCTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
268189 HAKIM INLINE PROGRAMMABLE VALVE SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM & COMPS JXG CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC CNFBDT

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1