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42866 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Infusion or Flow Problem (2964)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Hydrocephalus (3272)
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| Date of Event |
12/22/2021
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Patient weight not available from the site.No parts have been received by the manufacturer for evaluation.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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Medtronic received information regarding a shunt being used in a hydrocephalus procedure.It was reported that the patient had undergone a cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgery, but the issue could not be solved and the patient end up in a coma.The procedure was for a normal cerebrospinal fluid shunt.It was determined that there was a blockage in the shunt passage.The whole set of shunt could not solve the problem of cerebrospinal fluid drainage.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Patient weight not available from the site.No parts have been received by the manufacturer for evaluation.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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Medtronic received information regarding a shunt being used in a hydrocephalus procedure.It was reported that the patient had undergone a cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgery, but the issue could not be solved and the patient end up in a coma.The procedure was for a normal cerebrospinal fluid shunt.It was determined that there was a blockage in the shunt passage.The whole set of shunt could not solve the problem of cerebrospinal fluid drainage.
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Event or Problem Description
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Additional information was received stating that the product is still in the patient's body in the hospital and couldn't be sent back for analysis.At present, it was estimated that the patient's abdominal infection caused the reported issue.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H2) a4) patient weight received.B5) additional information was added to the event description.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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