HAKIM PROGRAMMABLE VALVE
Report
- Report Number
- 1226348-2014-11886
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 12, 2014
- 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
(B)(4). IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PRODUCT CODE IS 82-3100 AND NOT 82-3110 AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE LOT NUMBER WAS 828886 AND NOT PN2341 AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE VALVE REVEALED THAT THE STATOR WAS DISLODGED. THEREFORE; THE CAM POSITION/PRESSURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE VALVE CASING WAS CRACKED, AND A BUMP MARK FROM THE CAM MECHANISM WAS FOUND IN THE VALVE CASING, THIS IS DUE TO THE VALVE SUSTAINING SOME FORM OF IMPACT. REVIEW OF THE HISTORY DEVICE RECORDS CONFIRMED THE VALVE PRODUCT CODE 82-3100 WITH LOT 828886, CONFORMED TO THE SPECIFICATIONS WHEN RELEASED TO STOCK ON THE 7TH DECEMBER 2000. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE DISLODGEMENT IS DUE TO THE VALVE SUSTAINING SOME FORM OF IMPACT. TRENDS WILL BE MONITORED FOR THIS AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. AT THE PRESENT TIME THIS COMPLAINT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
(B)(4). UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE FILED.
AT THE PRESENT TIME THIS COMPLAINT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 8/21/2014 PERTAINING TO THE 10 COMPLAINTS WITH RESPECT TO THE PENDING QUESTIONS ON MRI SETTINGS AND POSSIBLE CHANGES IN THE MRI PROCEDURES. THE RADIOLOGIST OF THE HOSPITAL CONFIRMED THAT NONE OF THE PATIENTS HAD AN MRI WITH MORE THAN 3 TESLA. THE 10 PATIENTS TREATED IN 5 DIFFERENT MRI MACHINES (3 INTERNALLY, 2 EXTERNALLY).
ROTOR DISLOCATED FROM BASEPLATE; PROGRAMMING OF THE VALVE NOT POSSIBLE. VALVE WAS EXCHANGED WITH THE SAME LIKE DEVICE. PRODUCT WILL BE RETURNED. DETECTION OF DEFECT BY X-RAY WAS (B)(6) 2014. LAST MRI WAS (B)(6) 2014. (B)(6) 2014: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION EXPLAINED THEY HAVE NOTICED, THAT MOST DISLOCATIONS HAVE BEEN DETECTED (BY XRAY) RIGHT AFTER AN MRI STUDY. WE HAVE X-RAYS OF ALL VALVES THAT ARE CLAIMED TO HAVE A BROKEN ROTOR. ESPECIALLY CASE NUMBER NINE IS INTERESTING. WE HAVE AN X-RAY IMAGE RIGHT BEFORE AND AFTER AN MRI STUDY THE ONE UPFRONT SHOWS THE ROTOR IN THE CORRECT PLACE. THE X-RAY, THAT HAS BEEN DONE RIGHT AFTER THE MRI STUDY SHOWS THE ROTOR DISLOCATED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE QUALITY IS TOO BAD TO SCAN THEM. ALL X-RAYS WILL BE SENT TO (B)(6) PAPER BASED. THE OFFICIAL COMPLAINT FORMS HAVE BEEN UPDATED ACCORDINGLY. (B)(6) 2014 ALSO REPORTED WAS THAT MRI MAGNETIC SETTING IS 1.5T. NO RELEVANT CHANGE IN MR-PROCEDURES IN THE LAST YEARS. (B)(4).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 478736 | HAKIM PROGRAMMABLE VALVE | SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM & COMPS | JXG | CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC. | 828886 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |