FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

AVALON ELITE

MDR report key: 1901423 · Received October 29, 2010

Report

Report Number
2032228-2010-00010
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 29, 2010
Date of Event
September 20, 2010
Report Date
October 28, 2010
Manufacturer
AVALON LABORATORIES LLC
Product Code
DWF
PMA / PMN Number
081820
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CANNULA WAS INSERTED INTO THE IVC BY A COMBINATION OF LOCAL RIGHT INTERNAL JUGULAR CUT DOWN FOLLOWED BY FLUOROSCOPIC GUIDANCE OF THE CANNULA. THE GUIDEWIRE PASSED EFFORTLESSLY INTO THE IVC WITHOUT ANY DEVIATION WHATSOEVER. THE CANNULA ALSO PASSED EASILY INTO THE IVC AND WAS SECURED IN PLACE. THE CANNULA WAS FUNCTIONING WELL. ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE (B)(6) A CLOT DEVELOPED WITHIN THE CIRCUIT AND THIS WAS CUT OUT. A BOLUS OF HEPARIN WAS GIVEN. SHORTLY AFTER GIVING THE BOLUS OF ANTI-COAGULATION SHE DROPPED HER BLOOD PRESSURE. A BOLUS OF FLUID WAS GIVEN WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT. AN ECHO WAS PERFORMED AND THIS SHOWED A PERICARDIAL EFFUSION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AVALON ELITE 13 FR BI-CAVAL LUMEN CATEHTER DWF AVALON LABORATORIES LLC 13 FR AVALON ELITE 090319918596

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 1 DA Life Threatening