MAUDE data represents reports of adverse events involving medical devices. This maude entry was filed with the FDA on 1993-01-29 for UNKNOWN manufactured by Unknown.
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A 13 year old male who has had a vp shunt since infancy, was noted tohave lumps along his subcutaneous tissue surrounding the shunt tubing. A specimen was obtained dwhich indicated this was a foreign body reaction to the barium which was leaching of out the disintegrating shunt tubing. He was also found tohave a large fossa cystdevice labeled for single use. Patient medical status prior to event: satisfactory condition. There was not multiple patient involvement. Invalid data - on device service/maintenance. No data - regarding date last serviced. Service provided by: invalid data. Invalid data - service records availability. No imminent hazard to public health claimed. Device used as labeled/intended. Device was evaluated after the event. Method of evaluation: visual examination. Results of evaluation: material degradation/deterioration. Conclusion: other. Certainty of device as cause of or contributor to event: invalid data. Corrective actions: none or unknown. Invalid data - on device destroyed/disposed of status.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5
| Report Number | 2336 |
| MDR Report Key | 2336 |
| Date Received | 1993-01-29 |
| Date of Report | 1993-01-05 |
| Date of Event | 1992-11-18 |
| Date Facility Aware | 1992-11-18 |
| Report Date | 1993-01-05 |
| Date Reported to FDA | 1993-01-05 |
| Date Added to Maude | 1993-02-04 |
| Event Key | 0 |
| Report Source Code | User Facility report |
| Manufacturer Link | N |
| Number of Patients in Event | 0 |
| Adverse Event Flag | 3 |
| Product Problem Flag | 3 |
| Reprocessed and Reused Flag | 0 |
| Health Professional | 0 |
| Initial Report to FDA | 0 |
| Report to FDA | 3 |
| Event Location | 3 |
| Single Use | 0 |
| Previous Use Code | 0 |
| Event Type | 3 |
| Type of Report | 3 |
| Brand Name | UNKNOWN |
| Generic Name | VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT |
| Product Code | FIQ |
| Date Received | 1993-01-29 |
| Model Number | UNKNOWN |
| Catalog Number | UNKNOWN |
| Lot Number | UNKNOWN |
| ID Number | UNKNOWN |
| Operator | OTHER CAREGIVERS |
| Device Availability | Y |
| Implant Flag | Y |
| Device Sequence No | 1 |
| Device Event Key | 2162 |
| Manufacturer | UNKNOWN |
| Patient Number | Treatment | Outcome | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1. Other | 1993-01-29 |