| Model Number |
FX442T |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Mechanical Problem (1384)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Hydrocephalus (3272)
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| Date of Event |
02/20/2017
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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According to the complainant a progav had a dysfunction postoperatively; the adjustment would spontaneously change.The patient was originally implanted on (b)(6) 2016.The valve was explanted on (b)(6) 2017 and returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.Further details were not provided.Height: 130 cm.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This complaint was reopened in reference to (b)(4).Manufacturing and quality control data the progav was manufactured by a qualified employee in january 2016.Deviations during assembly did not occur.The valve was sterilized by miethke and released for shipment after final inspection.The progav has a normal pressure range of 0 to 20 cmh2o.The valve was inspected as article fx442t.All parameters have been inspected and approved during the manufacturing process.All parameters have been assessed as meeting specifications.Investigation statement: on the basis of juristic requirements we have to get the personal request by the surgeon as a step of safeguard.Unfortunately we did not receive the consent.An official release is missing for the investigation of the product.For this reason, we returned the product for our discharge without examination.Result: we can exclude a defect at the time of release.The shunt system met all specifications of the final inspection when released from christoph miethke gmbh & co.Kg.No further actions required.
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