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MalfunctionMNJ

MEDTRONIC OVERPRESSURE/VACUUM RELIEF VALVE

Received Mar 25, 2005

Report 2184009-2005-00025 · MDR key 587335

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

DEVICE LEAKED AND WAS CHANGED OUT DURING THE PROCEDURE. HCP ESTIMATED A 5 CC PATIENT BLOOD LOSS OCCURRED DURING UNIT CHANGED OUT. NO PATIENT COMPLICATION WAS REPORTED.