MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY STRATA II VALVE, REGULAR; SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS

Model Number	42866
Medical Device Problem Code	Fluid/Blood Leak (1250)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	01/20/2020
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that after the valve was implanted, the doctor found that the valve was leaking when pressing the reservoir to drain cerebrospinal fluid.It was noted that the cerebrospinal fluid could not be removed from the abdominal cavity smoothly.Before implantation, the valve was checked for patency, and at the time, the valve was unblocked.The suture used at the connection between the valve and the catheter to firmly fix.No sharp object was used to trap the valve during the surgery.The valve was replaced with a new one, and the surgery was completed smoothly.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The returned valve was patent.The valve met the requirements for leakage, valve flux testing, siphon control, reflux, pressure/flow and pre-implantation testing.No signs of damage was observed on the valve.The catheters associated with the valve were not returned.The laboratory personnel could not replicate the failure observed in the field.Dhr review of lot # e45998 did not indicate any defects related to the issue observed in the field.All valves are 100% leak tested at the time of manufacture.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.

• Brand Name: STRATA II VALVE, REGULAR
• Common Device Name: SHUNT, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC NEUROSURGERY; 5290 california ave; irvine CA 92617
• MDR Report Key: 9621998
• Report Number: 2021898-2020-00034
• Device Sequence Number: 13584367
• Product Code: JXG
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169975835
• UDI-Public: 00643169975835
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CH
• PMA/510(K) Number: K042465
• 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): 10/27/2020

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: 03/31/2021
• Device Model Number: 42866
• Device Catalogue Number: 42866
• Device Lot Number: E45998
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 07/30/2020
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/20/2020
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/04/2020; 10/23/2020
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 01/23/2020
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 02/11/2020; 10/27/2020
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 19 YR
• Patient Weight: 65