| Catalog Number |
828804 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Use of Device Problem (1670)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Certas valve was not returned for evaluation (remains implanted); therefore, an evaluation of the device could not be performed.Lot number information has been provided; therefore, manufacturing records were reviewed and found no anomalies.The cause(s) of the difficulty reported by the customer could not be determined.If additional relevant information becomes available in the future, this complaint will be reopened, and the respective evaluation performed.Trends will be monitored for this and similar issues.At present, we consider this complaint to be closed.
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Event or Problem Description
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A facility reported a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia was injected with cytarabine intrathecally via rickham reservoir.The certas valve had been set to 8 for a period of time.Now they had problems with the resetting to 4.No patient injury reported, the valve remains implanted.
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