FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CSF-LUMBOPERITONEAL CATHETER SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3952623 · Received July 23, 2014

Report

Report Number
2021898-2014-00260
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 23, 2014
Date of Event
June 23, 2014
Report Date
June 23, 2014
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY
Product Code
JXG
PMA / PMN Number
K831396
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

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. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY THAT A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED TO REPLACE THE DEVICE DUE TO THE PATIENT EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS, TINGLING, WEAKNESS, AND POSSIBLE IRRITATION OF THE DURA. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE PATIENT HAS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS), AND THAT THE SYMPTOMS THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ARE CONSISTENT WITH SYMPTOMS OF MS. THE REPORT STATES THAT THE PHYSICIAN DID NOT SUSPECT THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION OF THE DEVICE, BUT THAT IT WAS REPLACED IT AS A PRECAUTION TO ENSURE IT WAS NOT CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO THE PATIENT¿S SYMPTOMS. THE REPORT STATES THAT THE PATIENT DID NOT INCUR AN INJURY AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
431206 CSF-LUMBOPERITONEAL CATHETER SYSTEM SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS JXG MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY D12288

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 00048 YR Hospitalization| R