CERTAS INLINE VLV W/ SPHNGRD
Report
- Report Number
- 1226348-2016-10864
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 19, 2016
- Date of Event
- November 25, 2016
- Manufacturer
- CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC. / MEDOS S.A.
- Product Code
- JXG
- PMA / PMN Number
- K112156
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE
Narratives
(B)(4). UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE FILED.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE POSITION OF THE CAM WHEN VALVE WAS RECEIVED WAS AT SETTING 3. THE VALVE WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED: NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THE VALVE WAS HYDRATED FOR 24 HOURS. THE VALVE WAS TESTED FOR PROGRAMMING. THE VALVE PASSED THE TEST. THE VALVE WAS FLUSHED, THE VALVE PASSED THE TEST NO OCCLUSION WAS NOTED. THE VALVE WAS LEAK TESTED, ONLY LEAKED FROM THE NEEDLE HOLES IN THE NEEDLE CHAMBER. THE SIPHON GUARD WAS TESTED. THE VALVE PASSED THE TEST. THE VALVE WAS DRIED. THE SIPHON GUARD WAS REMOVED. THE VALVE WAS THEN PRESSURE TESTED, THE VALVE PASSED THE TEST. REVIEW OF THE HISTORY DEVICE RECORDS WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE LOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. NO ROOT CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED, AS THE PROBLEM REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. 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.
THE DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED WITH V-P SHUNT DUE TO HYDROCEPHALUS (DOI AND INITIAL SETTING WAS UNK). AFTER CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE WAS OCCURRED, THE FUNCTIONAL OF DEVICE GOT WORSE, SO SHUNT SYSTEM RESPONSE BECAME DULL. ON (B)(6) 2016, THE DEVICE WAS REPLACED WITH 82-8805 DUE TO SUSPECTED OCCLUSION THROUGH CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY HOSPITAL REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 837313 | CERTAS INLINE VLV W/ SPHNGRD | SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM & COMPS | JXG | CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC. / MEDOS S.A. | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |