| Model Number |
DMS33 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage (1772); Meningitis (2389)
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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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Clinical data collection site reported patient had csf leak and meningitis after duramatrix suturable placement.The patient returned to the or for tumor resection and wound revision 2 months postop (repeating use of the duramatrix suturable).The patient returned to the or again 5 months postop for shunt placement and repeat wound revision.The complainant stated the csf leak was related to the patient's unerlying hydrocephalus and was not related to a technical or material issue.There were multiple devices used, including duramatrix suturable as inlay and a nonsuturable duramatrix as onlay, then glue across reconstruction.No additional information was provided on patient status or patient outcome.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Qc testing was performed at the time of product release and produced results that met all acceptance critiera.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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