FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

STRATA, ADJUSTABLE DELTA UNITIZED SHUNT

MDR report key: 478135 · Received August 11, 2003

Report

Report Number
2021898-2003-00114
Event Type
Other
Date Received
August 11, 2003
Report Date
July 11, 2003
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY
Product Code
JXG
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT SUFFERED SHUNT MALFUNCTION. THE PHYSICIAN SAMPLED THE CSF FROM THE RESERVOIR AND FOUND THAT IT WAS COLORED RED. THE CATHETER WAS REVISED. SOME DEBRIS AT THE END OF THE VENTRICLE CATHETER WERE FOUND. THE DOCTOR WAS NOT CERTAIN IF THE PROBLEM WAS PRODUCT RELATED OR IF THE DEBRIS WERE FROM SHUNT INFECTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STRATA, ADJUSTABLE DELTA UNITIZED SHUNT CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FLUID SHUNTS AND COMPONENTS JXG MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN