FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STRATA NSC LUMBOPERITONEAL SHUNT KIT

MDR report key: 6983700 · Received October 27, 2017

Report

Report Number
2021898-2017-00549
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 27, 2017
Date of Event
September 26, 2017
Report Date
December 1, 2017
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY
Product Code
JXG
UDI-DI
00643169010796
PMA / PMN Number
K091312
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TW
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE RETURNED VALVE WAS PATENT AND MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAK TESTING. THE VALVE WAS RETURNED AT PL 1.5 AND WAS NOT ADJUSTABLE; THEREFORE REFLUX, PRESSURE-FLOW AND PRE-IMPLANTATION TESTING ARE PRECLUDED. THERE WAS PROTEINACEOUS DEBRIS NOTED WITHIN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VALVE. DEBRIS WITHIN THE VALVE MAY INTERFERE WITH THE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY ADJUSTING THE VALVE. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE THAT ACCOMPANY THE DEVICE CAUTION THAT ¿SHUNT OBSTRUCTION MAY OCCUR IN ANY OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE SHUNT SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM MAY BECOME OCCLUDED INTERNALLY DUE TO TISSUE FRAGMENTS, BLOOD CLOTS, TUMOR CELL AGGREGATES, BACTERIAL COLONIZATION OR OTHER DEBRIS¿. ALL VALVES ARE 100% TESTED AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THE VALVE WAS CLOGGED. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
763503 STRATA NSC LUMBOPERITONEAL SHUNT KIT SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS JXG MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY 44420 E26768 00643169010796

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R