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Catalog Number UNK HAKIM |
Device Problem
Disconnection (1171)
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Patient Problems
Failure of Implant (1924); Tissue Damage (2104)
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Event Date 04/15/2018 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Udi: unknown part number, attempts to obtain product were unsuccessful, udi unavailable complaint sample was not returned to codman and no lot number information has been provided; therefore, an evaluation of the device could not be performed and manufacturing records could not be reviewed.The cause(s) of the difficulty reported by the customer could not be determined.If additional relevant information becomes available in the future, this complaint will be reopened, and the respective evaluation performed.Trends will be monitored for this or similar complaints.At present, we consider this complaint to be closed.This event was reported via a literature article.Refer to mdrs 1226348-2018-10848, 1226348-2018-18050, 1226348-2018-10851 for information regarding the additional events.
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Event Description
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In the literature article ¿analysis of codman microcerebrospinal fluid shunt¿ by axel sandvig | kai arnell | jan malm | anders eklund | lars-owe d.Koskinen, published brain and behavior.2018;8:e01002.Https://doi.Org/10.1002/brb3.1002, it was reported that after implantation of unknown codman hakim microvalve there were 2 patients who had device malfunctions that required additional intervention.Those events included: extra-abdominal migration of the distal catheter and disconnection of the catheter at the valve-catheter connection.Per the article: ¿results: thirty-seven children (19 boys, 18 girls) were identified.Within the first month after shunt placement, a total of 10 patients (27%) developed complications including infections, hygromas, and shunt dysfunction.Shunt survival varied from 1 week to 145 months.Over the 10-year follow-up period, 13 children had their shunts replaced, six of them with a chav without any further complications.A bench test of the cmav was done to test whether the opening pressure was in agreement with the manufacturer¿s specifications.Our results were generally in agreement with specifications stated by the manufacturer.Conclusion: replacing a cmav with a chav was well tolerated by the patients.Bench test results were generally in agreement with manufacturers specifications.Replacing a cmav with a chav in pediatric hydrocephalus patients can be accomplished safely.¿ table 1 describes the events as a single patient with migration of the distal catheter to an extra-abdominal area and a single patient who had separation of the catheter and valve at the connection.Both patients had successful revision of the devices.At the time of complaint entry, no device specific information, i.E.Catalogue/lot number, is available.This was discovered via the monthly literature review.
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