FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
LIFEPORT IMPLANTABLE VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM
MDR report key: 11350
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Received February 7, 1994
Report
- Report Number
- MW1000654
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 7, 1994
- Date of Event
- January 12, 1994
- Report Date
- January 20, 1994
- Manufacturer
- STRATO MEDICAL CORP.
- Product Code
- LJT
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- WV, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
EXTRAVASATION OF INTRAVENOUS FLUID REQUIRING REMOVAL OF SHUNT. INJECTION OF CONTRAST DYE UNDER FLUOROSCOPY SHOWED EXTRAVASATION ALONG COURSE OF CATHETER AND INTO SOFT TISSUE AT JUNCTION OF CATHETER TO PORT. THE PRECEEDING DAY RPTR WAS ABLE TO ASPIRATE BLOOD BEFORE GIVING ADRIAMYCIN, VINBLASTINE PLATINUM CHEMOTHERAPY. UNABLE TO ASPIRATE AFTER EXTRAVASATION NOTED. REMOVED CATHETER SHOWED 2 LINEAR SLITS APPROX 1 CM LONG (PARALLEL) AT MID PORTION OF CATHETER.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIFEPORT IMPLANTABLE VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM Implant | LJT | STRATO MEDICAL CORP. | LPS 7513 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 YR | Hospitalization| R |