FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

IMPLANTED HICKMAN CATHETER

MDR report key: 1779178 · Received July 29, 2010

Report

Report Number
3006260740-2010-00224
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 29, 2010
Report Date
July 29, 2010
Manufacturer
C. R. BARD INC. (BASD)
Product Code
LJT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COMPANY EMPLOYEE PROVIDED A PAGE FROM AN ARTICLE IN "ENDOVASCULAR TODAY" (JULY 2010, P 31). IN FIGURE 3, THE DESCRIPTION STATES: "IN THIS PT, A LONG SECTION OF HICKMAN CATHETER (BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. (B)(4)) TUBING WAS RETAINED WHEN THE CATHETER FRACTURED DURING REMOVAL. AS ONE END WAS EMBEDDED IN A CATHETER WAS PASSED BEHIND THE HICKMAN TUBING ....ONCE THE CAPTURE WAS COMPLETE, THE ASSEMBLY WAS WITHDRAWN."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 IMPLANTED HICKMAN CATHETER UNK LJT C. R. BARD INC. (BASD) UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention