| Catalog Number |
43103 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Device Operates Differently Than Expected (2913)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Therapeutic Response, Decreased (2271); Hydrocephalus (3272)
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| Date of Event |
11/09/2016
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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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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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It was reported to medtronic neurosurgery that the physician performed a ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery on (b)(6) 2016.According to the report, on (b)(6) 2016, the patient was found "over shunt." reportedly, the device was replaced, and now the patient's cerebrospinal fluid shunt was normal.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Patient weight updated.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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Additional information received reported the patient was stable after the device was replaced and the hydrocephalus symptoms were abated.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Approximately 8.5 cm of the peritoneal catheter was returned.The returned catheter was patent and met the requirements for leak testing.All catheters are 100% inspected at the time of manufacture.Information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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