FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CAMINO

MDR report key: 45271 · Received October 29, 1996

Report

Report Number
2023988-1996-00006
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 29, 1996
Date of Event
September 1, 1996
Manufacturer
CAMINO NEUROCARE, INC
Product Code
HCA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT ADMITTED ON 8-25-96 WITH A SUB-ARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE SECONDARY TO A RUPTURED ANEURYSM. ANGIOGRAM ALSO SHOWED AN UNRUPTURED RIGHT MIDDLE COMMUNICATING ARTERY ANEURYSM. PATIENT UNDERWENT A CRANIOTOMY AND CLIPPING OF BOTH ANEURYSMS. ON 8-26-96 VENTRICULOSTOMY WAS PERFORMED. ON 8-27-96, AN EMERGENCY CRANIOTOMY WAS DONE WITH DECOMPRESSION AND RIGHT TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY. ON 9-1-96, CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID CULTURE WAS POSITIVE FOR NUMEROUS STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AND MODERATE STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIS. PATIENT'S MENINGITIS WAS TREATED WITH CEFTIZOXIME, NAFCILLIN AND RIFAMPIN. ON 9-2-96 LEAKAGE WAS NOTED AT THE VENTRICULOSTOMY CATHETER SITE. ON 9-7-96, A TRACHEOSTOMY AND J-TUBE WERE PLACED. ON 9-8-96, VENTRICULOSTOMY WAS REMOVED. ON 9-11-96, THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE SHOWED NO GROWTH X4 DAYS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CAMINO VENTRIX-VENTRICULAR DRAINAGE SYSTEM HCA CAMINO NEUROCARE, INC NL950-VC *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 45 YR Hospitalization