| 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 |
08/13/2019
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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) 2014 the patient underwent placement of a greenfield vena cava filter.On (b)(6) 2019, a computed tomography (ct) scan revealed the filter was position below the level of the renal veins.There is tilting proximally to right by 12 degrees.Distal anchoring struts do not extend beyond vessel wall.Second ivc filter lies outside vascular system in right retroperitoneum along postero-medial aspect of root psoas muscle.Anchoring struts may be within right common iliac vein.
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Event or Problem Description
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On (b)(6) 2014 the patient underwent placement of a greenfield vena cava filter.On (b)(6) 2019, a computated tomography (ct) scan revealed the filter was position below the level of the renal veins.There is tilting proximally to right by 12 degrees.Distal anchoring struts do not extend beyond vessel wall.Second ivc filter lies outside vascular system in right retroperitoneum along postero-medial aspect of root psoas muscle.Anchoring struts may be within right common iliac vein.
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