FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NXT CLEARVIEW

MDR report key: 1210145 · Received September 20, 2007

Report

Report Number
1210145
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 20, 2007
Date of Event
February 20, 2007
Report Date
April 13, 2007
Manufacturer
BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS
Product Code
LJS
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
TN, US

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

POSSIBLE PART MISSING IN PACKAGING OF AN INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER. AFTER ONE OF OUR NURSES INSERTED A PICC, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A GRAY ATTACHMENT CAPPING DEVICE WAS APPARENTLY MISSING FROM THE KIT. CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED AND THE CATHETER HAD TO BE REMOVED. WE SUSPECT THE PART WAS MISSING FROM THE KIT; HOWEVER, WE CAN'T BE SURE BECAUSE THE NURSE DID NOT CHECK ALL THE PARTS OF THE KIT PRIOR TO THE INSERTION OF THE PICC. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NXT CLEARVIEW CATHETER, PICC LJS BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS * REQH0329

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *