FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

XCELA

MDR report key: 18474789 · Received January 9, 2024

Report

Report Number
18474789
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 9, 2024
Date of Event
December 11, 2023
Report Date
December 21, 2023
Manufacturer
NAVILYST MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
LJT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
NC
Reporter Occupation
NURSE
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

MALE PATIENT HAD PORT PLACED VIA INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. HE PRESENTED TO HIS ONCOLOGY OFFICE THE NEXT DAY FOR AN INFUSION. UPON FLUSHING THE PORT IN PREP FOR HIS INFUSION, THE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF PAIN. DUE TO THIS, THE PORT WAS NOT USED. THE NEXT DAY, PATIENT (PT) UNDERWENT A VENOGRAM, WHICH SHOWED THE PORT CATHETER HAD DISLODGED AND MIGRATED TO THE RIGHT ATRIUM. THE PT REQUIRED TRANSFER TO ANOTHER CAMPUS AND CT SURGERY CONSULT. FOUR DAYS AFTER PORT PLACEMENT, HE UNDERWENT SUCCESSFUL LOOP SNARE RETRIEVAL OF THE CATHETER, AND A NEW PORT WAS PLACED FOR HIS ONCOLOGY TREATMENT. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE PORT/CATHETER WAS FAULTY OR IF IT WASN¿T CONNECTED PROPERLY. THE PORT/CATHETER WAS NOT SAVED FOR INSPECTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
462309 XCELA PORT & CATHETER, IMPLANTED, SUBCUTANEOUS, INTRAVASCULAR LJT NAVILYST MEDICAL, INC. H965451190 153231

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 30660 DA Male Required Intervention| O