FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NEUROSENSOR COMBINED ICP/CBF PARACH PROBE, 1XL

MDR report key: 671256 · Received September 9, 2005

Report

Report Number
2023988-2005-00038
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 9, 2005
Report Date
September 9, 2005
Manufacturer
INTEGRA NEURO SCIENCES
Product Code
DPW
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

TWO PROBES WERE USED ON THE SAME PT. A NEUROSENSOR PROBE WAS IMPLANTED IN 2005. THERE WERE NO CBF READINGS, SO THE PHYSICIAN REMOVED THE PROBE AND INSERTED ANOTHER PROBE. THE SECOND PROBE DID NOT PROVIDE CBF READINGS EITHER. THE PHYSICIAN TRIED ROTATING THE CATHETER. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS IN VERY POOR HEALTH AND EXPIRED THE NEXT DAY. TWO PROBES WERE PLACED IN THE SAME PT IN WHICH THE NEUROSURGEON HAD READINGS OF 0-2CC/100GM/MIN. THE PHYSICIAN ATTRIBUTED THE READINGS IN THE PT AS DUE TO THE PT'S POOR MEDICAL CONDITION IN THAT THE PT WAS NEAR BRAIN DEAD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NEUROSENSOR COMBINED ICP/CBF PARACH PROBE, 1XL NEUROSENSOR DPW INTEGRA NEURO SCIENCES * W050980

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *