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| Model Number |
27302 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Break (1069); Fracture (1260)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Unspecified Tissue Injury (4559)
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| Date of Event |
03/08/2022
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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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Medtronic received information regarding an external lumbar drain system.It was reported the patient underwent lumbar cisterna puncture external drainage surgery at 11:30 on (b)(6) 2022, and lumbar external drainage and monitoring system was placed.During the placement process, the patient's cooperation was poor.The drainage tube was successfully placed.When fixing the drainage tube, the patient moved strongly and changed the body position causing the drainage tube to break at the skin edge, and the broken end was located inside the body.An emergency ct of the lumbar spine was performed to assess the location of the broken end, and the proximal of the broken end was seen to be located approximately 1 cm subcutaneously.After communicating with the patient, a spinal canal foreign body removal surgery was performed.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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No parts have been returned for analysis.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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