FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STELLANT DUAL CT INJECTION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1882460 · Received October 21, 2010

Report

Report Number
2520313-2010-00034
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 21, 2010
Date of Event
September 21, 2010
Report Date
October 21, 2010
Manufacturer
MEDRAD
Product Code
DXT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A SYSTEM SERVICE CHECK OF THE STELLANT INJECTOR VERIFIED THE INJECTOR WAS OPERATING WITHIN MEDRAD SPECIFICATIONS. ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS TRAINING WAS COMPLETED ON (B)(6), 2010.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE SITE REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: THE PATIENT HAD AN ADMITTING DIAGNOSIS OR SHORTNESS OF BREATH. THE PATIENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A CT ANGIOGRAM OF THE CHEST TO RULE OUT A PULMONARY EMBOLISM. THE PATIENT HAD A RIGHT ANTECUBITAL IV WHICH WAS STARTED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE IV SITE WAS VISUALLY MONITORED DURING A BOLUS INJECTION PERFORMED BY HAND AND A TEST BOLUS WAS PERFORMED WITH THE INJECTOR. POST INJECTION, THE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF PAIN. AN EXTRAVASATION OF APPROXIMATELY 100MLS OF CONTRAST AND 20-40MLS OF SALINE WAS NOTED AT THE INJECTION SITE LOCATION. THE PATIENT DEVELOPED COMPARTMENTAL SYNDROME REQUIRING SURGICAL REPAIR. THE PATIENT REPORTEDLY RECOVERED AND WAS DISCHARGED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STELLANT DUAL CT INJECTION SYSTEM CT INJECTION SYSTEM DXT MEDRAD 3007301

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| O| R