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MalfunctionMNJ

MEDTRONIC OVERPRESSURE/VACUUM RELIEF VALVE

Received Mar 25, 2005 · Event occurred Mar 7, 2005

Report 2184009-2005-00024 · MDR key 587324

Device

Generic name

Vacuum Relief Valve

Model number

VRV-100

Catalog number

3R93R2

Lot number

UNK

Product problems

  • Leak/Splash
  • Replace
  • Valve(s), failure of

Patient

UNKNOWN

  • Blood Loss

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

UNIT LEAKED DURING THE PROCEDURE AND WAS CHANGED OUT. THE PRODUCT WAS REPLACED DURING BYPASS WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATION REPORTED OTHER THAN A MINIMAL BLOOD LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY 5 CC'S NOTED.