FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NEOMAGIC

MDR report key: 13860670 · Received March 23, 2022

Report

Report Number
13860670
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 23, 2022
Date of Event
March 1, 2022
Report Date
March 7, 2022
Manufacturer
NEO MEDICAL INC.
Product Code
FOZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
UT
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

SITUATION: QUALITY AND SAFETY CONCERNS RELATED TO THE NEOMAGIC EXTENDED DWELL CATHETER (EDC) 1.9 FR. X 8CM WITH STYLE. COULDN¿T ADVANCE THE NEOMAGIC EDC CATHETERS BEYOND THE 7 CENTIMETER MARK DUE TO ROUGHNESS AND IRREGULARITY ON THE CATHETER. THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL INCIDENT WITH CATHETER LEAKAGE AT THE 8 CM MARK. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PULLED LOT #1028 CATHETERS AND RE-INSPECTED THEM AND FOUND THAT APPROXIMATELY ½ HAD THIS SAME ROUGHNESS AT THE 7-8 CENTIMETER MARK. COMMUNICATION WAS SENT TO NEO MEDICAL INC. NEOMEDICAL RESPONSE: SALES/CLINICAL REPRESENTATIVE WAS ABLE TO TALK TO THE QUALITY ASSURANCE TEAM EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT THE EPIVS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF WHAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING. COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE SENT A PHOTO OF THE DEFLASHING PROCESS OF OUR EPIV CATHETERS. THIS IS PART OF THE MOLDING PROCESS. IS THE ROUGHNESS YOU ARE REFERRING TO DEPICTED ON THE 'AFTER DEFLASHING' PICTURE? IF SO, THIS IS NORMAL TO OUR CATHETER ASSEMBLIES. OUR QA TEAM WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS THE ISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
864720 NEOMAGIC CATHETER,INTRAVASCULAR,THERAPEUTIC,SHORT-TERM LESS THAN 30 DAYS FOZ NEO MEDICAL INC. 1943-1608 1028

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown