PM050-N HYHSURGPN,7.5",EXP KT,-,OQ,5
Report
- Report Number
- 2026095-2022-00069
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 21, 2022
- Date of Event
- June 21, 2022
- Report Date
- August 26, 2022
- Manufacturer
- AVANOS MEDICAL INC.
- Product Code
- BSO
- UDI-DI
- 00193494468538
- PMA / PMN Number
- K051401
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE SAMPLE IS REPORTED TO BE AVAILABLE, BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED BY THE MANUFACTURER. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD IS IN-PROGRESS. ALL INFORMATION REASONABLY KNOWN AS OF 21-JUL-2022 HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. REPRESENTS ALL OF THE KNOWN INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE COMPLAINANT / REPORTER WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER PATIENT, PRODUCT, OR PROCEDURAL DETAILS TO AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. HAS NO INDEPENDENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENT REPORTED BUT IS RELAYING THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE USER FACILITY WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS PRODUCT INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. COMPLAINT DATABASE AND IDENTIFIED AS COMPLAINT (B)(4). THIS INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO 21 CFR 803, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE AN ADMISSION THAT AN AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE OR CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY.
CORRECTION: D1, D2, D4 AND G4. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR THE REPORTED LOT NUMBER, 30144279, IN THIS COMPLAINT WAS REVIEWED AND THE MATERIAL WAS PRODUCED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCEDURES AND MET THE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS. THE SAMPLE WAS NOT RECEIVED, PICTURES WERE PROVIDED AND THE CATHETERS WERE OBSERVED TO BE BROKEN. ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. ALL INFORMATION REASONABLY KNOWN AS OF (B)(6) 2022 HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP HEALTH AUTHORITY REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. REPRESENTS ALL OF THE KNOWN INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE COMPLAINANT / REPORTER WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER PATIENT, PRODUCT, OR PROCEDURAL DETAILS TO AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. HAS NO INDEPENDENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENT REPORTED BUT IS RELAYING THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE USER FACILITY WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS PRODUCT INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. COMPLAINT DATABASE AND IDENTIFIED AS COMPLAINT (B)(4). THIS INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO (B)(6), IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE AN ADMISSION THAT AN AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE OR CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY.
AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. RECEIVED A SINGLE REPORT THAT REFERENCED THREE DIFFERENT INCIDENCES, WHICH WERE ASSOCIATED WITH SEPARATE UNITS, INVOLVING THREE DIFFERENT EVENTS. THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE REPORTS. REFER TO 2026095-2022-00070 FOR THE SECOND EVENT. REFER TO 2026095-2022-00081 FOR THE THIRD EVENT. IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT HAD A CATHETER THAT HAD BEEN LEAKING ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND NOW HAD A BROKEN CATHETER. ON REVIEW OF THE PATIENT THE CATHETER HAD BEEN CLEANLY BROKEN/SNAPPED UNDER THE NR [NEURAXIAL] FIT CONNECTOR AT THE FIRST OVERLAPPING SECTION. THE REMAINING CATHETER WAS STILL INSERTED INTO THE PATIENT AND WAS NOT COVERED. NO STRETCHING OF THE CATHETER APPARENT. THE ON-Q PUMP WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE RIGHT ABDOMINAL CATHETER RUNNING AT 7 ML/H AS PER PRESCRIPTION. THE REMAINING GIVING SET (FROM THE LEFT CATHETER) WAS CLAMPED AND STILL RETAINED THE BROKEN NR FIT CONNECTOR. THE BROKEN SECTION OF CATHETER INCLUDING NR FIT CONNECTOR WAS RETAINED IN SPECIMEN BAG AND PATIENT LABEL ATTACHED. THE NR FIT CAP WAS ATTACHED ONTO THE ON-Q PUMP GIVING SET. THE CATHETER FROM THE LEFT ABDOMEN WAS UNUSABLE AND THEREFORE WAS TO BE REMOVED. REMOVAL ATTEMPTED BY THE CLINICIAN WHO GENTLY APPLIED TRACTION (AS PER USUAL) HOWEVER ON-Q HAD SIGNIFICANT RESISTANCE. INFORMED THE ON CALL SURGICAL TEAM TO REVIEW, THE CLINICIAN CAME TO REVIEW AND SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED THE CATHETER WITH BLACK TIP IN SITU. ANOTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL WAS INFORMED OVER THE PHONE THE ON-Q CATHETER WAS REMOVED HOWEVER A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CATHETER MISSING. THE CLINICIAN CAME TO REVIEW ON WARD CATHETER CLEARLY BROKEN /CUT TO A POINT BELOW 4 BLACK MARKINGS APPROXIMATELY 30 CM MISSING DEPENDING ON THE CATHETER SIZE THAT WAS INSERTED. DISCUSSED WITH THE CLINICIAN WHO REMOVED THE CATHETER AND VERBALIZED THAT THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE AND APPROXIMATELY 15 CM REMOVED FROM PATIENT. INFORMED THE PHYSICIAN WHO WENT TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE AND CONCERN REGARDING THE RETAINED CATHETER AND PROMPTED TO DISCUSS WITH ANOTHER CLINICIAN. A CLINICIAN WAS INFORM OVER THE PHONE WHO AGREED FOR AND ABDOMINAL X-RAY TO LOCATE REMAINING CATHETER, THE CLINICIAN STATED 'DID NOT CUT IT.' CLINICIAN EXPLAINED TO THE PATIENT THAT THERE WAS NO BLACK TIP AND APPEARS THAT A LENGTH OF CATHETER COULD BE RETAINED IN THE ABDOMEN. EXPLAINED THAT THE CATHETERS ARE INSERTED SUPERFICIALLY AND THAT AN ABDOMINAL X-RAY HAS BEEN ORDERED TO LOCATE ANY REMAINING CATHETER SO IT CAN BE REMOVED. ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT WAS WAITING FOR AN ABDOMINAL XRAY WHEN THE RETAINED PORTION OF THE CATHETER BEGAN TO MIGRATE OUT. THE RETAINED CATHETER WAS THEN REMOVED WITHOUT FURTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTION. AN ABDOMINAL X-RAY WAS NOT PERFORMED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105998 | PM050-N HYHSURGPN,7.5",EXP KT,-,OQ,5 | KITS | BSO | AVANOS MEDICAL INC. | PM050-N | 30144279 | 00193494468538 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 YR | Male |