MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY EDM VENTRICULAR CATHETER TRANSLUCENT, WITH STRIPED TUBING, 35 CM; SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS

Catalog Number	27703
Medical Device Problem Code	Break (1069)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	06/22/2017
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The product testing is in progress.A review of the manufacturing records showed no anomalies.All catheters are 100% inspected at the time of manufacture.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.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported to medtronic neurosurgery that the catheter wall was damaged prior to use.According to the report, the catheter was replaced and there was no injury.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Only the edm ventricular catheter was returned.The catheter was patent and met the requirements for leak testing.Therefore the conditions of the complaint could not be duplicated by laboratory personnel.A review of the manufacturing records showed no anomalies.All catheters are 100% inspected at the time of manufacture.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
Additional information received reported the patient had traumatic hydrocephalus.

• Brand Name: EDM VENTRICULAR CATHETER TRANSLUCENT, WITH STRIPED TUBING, 35 CM
• Common Device Name: SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY; 125 cremona drive; goleta CA 93117
• MDR Report Key: 6729973
• Report Number: 2021898-2017-00392
• Device Sequence Number: 881670
• Product Code: JXG
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169496880
• UDI-Public: 00643169496880
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CH
• PMA/510(K) Number: K981046
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: foreign,health professional
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 09/27/2017

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 05/31/2020
• Device Catalogue Number: 27703
• Device Lot Number: D80542
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 07/19/2017
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 06/22/2017
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 07/24/2017; 09/25/2017
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 07/20/2017
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 08/17/2017; 09/27/2017
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 69 YR
• Patient Weight: 75