FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CERTAS CODMAN

MDR report key: 8090645 · Received November 19, 2018

Report

Report Number
MW5081503
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 19, 2018
Date of Event
November 2, 2018
Report Date
November 16, 2018
Manufacturer
JOHNSON & JOHNSON / INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES
Product Code
JXG
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

I HAD A CERTAS-CODMAN VENTRICULAR-PERITONEAL SHUNT IMPLANTED (B)(6) 2017 FROM JOHNSON AND JOHNSON AT THE (B)(6). THIS REPLACED A MEDTRONIC STRATA VALVE. MEDTRONIC ALWAYS SUPPLIES AN ID CARD FOR THEIR IMPLANTED DEVICES WITH TECHNICAL INFO FOR PTS TO SHOW RADIOLOGISTS AND PHYSICIANS FOR SAFETY CONCERNS DURING MRA EXAMS AND TSA AGENTS AT AIRPORTS AS SOME DEVICES TRIGGER ALARMS. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A CARD FOR THE CERTAS-CODMAN VALVE, SO I CALLED J&J ONLY TO FIND OUT, THE UNIT WAS SOLD TO INTEGRA LIFE SCIENCES. I CALLED INTEGRA BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM INTEGRA MEDICAL INQUIRY DIVISION. MY COMPLAINT IS WITH J&J AND INTEGRA LIFE SCIENCES FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE IMPLANTED DEVICE ID CARDS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
923291 CERTAS CODMAN SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS JXG JOHNSON & JOHNSON / INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 72 YR