FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NEUROVENT-P

MDR report key: 7111813 · Received December 13, 2017

Report

Report Number
3006942548-2017-00002
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 13, 2017
Date of Event
November 15, 2017
Report Date
November 15, 2017
Manufacturer
RAUMEDIC AG
Product Code
GWM
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MANUFACTURER STATEMENT: FOR EVALUATION OF THE MALFUNCTION DHR DOCUMENTS WERE REVIEWED. THEY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CATHETER NEUROVENT-P (SN (B)(4)) MET SPECIFICATION DURING MANUFACTURING. FINAL INSPECTION OF THE FINISHED CATHETER WAS PASSED. THIS DEMONSTRATES THAT THE CATHETER HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED AND SOLD IN CONFORMANCE TO RELEVANT SPECIFICATIONS. FURTHERMORE RETURNED CATHETER WAS INVESTIGATED. THIS INVESTIGATION DEMONSTRATES THAT FOUR WIRES ARE TORN APART FROM THE SOLDERING PADS ON THE PCB. BASED ON KNOWLEDGE THAT THE FINAL INSPECTION OF THE FINISHED CATHETER WAS PASSED, THAT THE CATHETER WAS DELIVERED WITH PROPER FUNCTIONALITY AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THE RESULTS OF PERFORMED INVESTIGATION OF RETURNED CATHETER, THE TEAR-OFF OF THE WIRES IS CAUSED BY USER ERROR BY STRETCHING OF THE CATHETER DURING APPLICATION CONTRARY TO IFU.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AFTER IMPLANTATION OF THE CATHETER NO ICP COULD BE MONITORED. SO THE CATHETER HAS BEEN EXPLANTED AND A NEW CATHETER HAS BEEN IMPLANTED DURING THE SAME SURGERY. NOW THE ICP COULD BE MONITORED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
891874 NEUROVENT-P NEUROLOGICAL CATHETER GWM RAUMEDIC AG 092946-001

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1