FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BARD PICC

MDR report key: 12911109 · Received December 1, 2021

Report

Report Number
3006260740-2021-05094
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 1, 2021
Date of Event
November 10, 2021
Report Date
November 17, 2021
Manufacturer
C.R. BARD, INC. (BASD) -3006260740
Product Code
LJS
PMA / PMN Number
UNK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. A LOT HISTORY REVIEW (LHR) REVIEW IS NOT POSSIBLE, AS NO MANUFACTURING LOT NUMBER HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE COMPLAINANT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED BY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL "LINE WAS INSERTED LAST WEEK ON (B)(6) 2021 AND TIP WAS CONFIRMED WITH 3CG TECHNOLOGY. WE DON¿T ROUTINELY ORDER CXR FOR PICC INSERTIONS, UNLESS ITS CLINICALLY INDICATED. TODAY ((B)(6) 2021) THIS PATIENT REQUIRED A CXR AS PART OF THEIR ONGOING CARE AND THE TIP OF THE PICC LINE WAS SEEN IN THE IJ. THIS IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNING BECAUSE THE PATIENT WAS RECEIVING INFUSIONAL CHEMOTHERAPY VIA CADD PUMP AND HAS BEEN SUFFERING NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS, POSSIBLY AS A RESULT OF THIS ERROR. THE PATIENT HAS ALSO RECEIVED IVAB AND ONGOING IVF SINCE THE PICC WAS INSERTED. THE TREATING HAEMATOLOGIST IS AWARE, AND A DECISION WAS MADE TO PULL THE LINE BACK TO THE SUBCLAVIAN VEIN FOR NOW. I WILL DO AN IIMS TODAY. REP HAVE REVIEWED THE ECG TIP CONFIRMATION FROM INSERTION AND THE P WAVE DEFINITELY LOOKS PEAKED TO ME. PICC MAY VERY WELL HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY PLACED ON INSERTION BUT MOVED BECAUSE OF INAPPROPRIATE FLUSHING, POWER INJECTION OR PATIENT FACTORS. CNC TO DISCUSS." 3CG USED IS (B)(4): SHERLOCK 3CG TCS D.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1806959 BARD PICC CATHETER,INTRAVASCULAR,THERAPEUTIC,LONG-TERM GREATER THAN 30 DAYS LJS C.R. BARD, INC. (BASD) -3006260740 N/A UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown Required Intervention