FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
STRATA NSC LUMBOPERITONEAL SHUNT KIT
MDR report key: 7060875
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Received November 27, 2017
Report
- Report Number
- 2021898-2017-00593
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 27, 2017
- Date of Event
- October 1, 2017
- Report Date
- November 27, 2017
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY
- Product Code
- JXG
- PMA / PMN Number
- K091312
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN THE LUMBAR PERITIONEAL (LP) SHUNT PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED IN THE 4TH WEEK OF (B)(6) 2017, A LUMBAR CATHETER COULD NOT BE INSERTED SMOOTHLY. THEN, THE LUMBAR CATHETER WAS MISTAKENLY PULLED OUT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHILE THE PUNCTURE NEEDLE HAD BEEN INSERTED. AS A RESULT, THE TIP OF THE LUMBAR CATHETER WAS SCOOPED OUT, AND THE DETACHED FRAGMENTS HAVE BEEN DRIFTING IN THE SPINAL CAVITY. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TIP OF THE LUMBAR CATHETER WAS DETACHED AS IT WAS SCOOPED OUT BY THE PUNCTURE NEEDLE. WHILE SOME FRAGMENTS WERE REMOVED OUT OF THE PATIENT'S BODY, SOME HAVE BEEN DRIFTING IN THE SPINAL CAVITY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 838599 | STRATA NSC LUMBOPERITONEAL SHUNT KIT | SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS | JXG | MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY | 44421 | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |