NEOMAGIC
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
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 |