| Model Number |
43335 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Positioning Problem (3009)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Perforation (2001)
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| Date of Event |
09/04/2018
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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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On (b)(6) 2016, the patient underwent placement of a greenfield inferior vena cava (ivc) filter.On (b)(6) 2018, a computed tomography (ct) scan revealed abnormal tilting of the filter of over 20 degrees.It was also noted that multiple struts were perforating the ivc wall up to 4mm and the ivc struts extended and abutted the third portion of the duodenum and aortic wall.There was no evidence of migration, fracture or stenosis.
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Event or Problem Description
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On (b)(6) 2016, the patient underwent placement of a greenfield inferior vena cava (ivc) filter.On (b)(6) 2018, a computed tomography (ct) scan revealed abnormal tilting of the filter of over 20 degrees.It was also noted that multiple struts were perforating the ivc wall up to 4mm and the ivc struts extended and abutted the third portion of the duodenum and aortic wall.There was no evidence of migration, fracture or stenosis.
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