FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
CVC KIT: 3-LUMEN 12 FR X 16 CM
MDR report key: 1994251
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Received January 14, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 1036844-2011-00013
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 14, 2011
- Date of Event
- January 3, 2011
- Report Date
- January 12, 2011
- Manufacturer
- ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC
- Product Code
- DQO
- PMA / PMN Number
- K900263
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). F/U REPORT WILL BE FILED IF ADD'L INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THEY WERE TRANSFERRING A MALE PT WITH A CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER IN HIS INTERNAL JUGULAR FROM THE BED TO THE OPERATING ROOM (OR) TABLE WHEN THE DISTAL HUB OF THE CATHETER BROKE OFF AND FLEW ACROSS THE ROOM. THEY COULD NOT FIND IT. THE PT CAME TO THE OPERATING ROOM WITH THE CATHETER ALREADY IN PLACE. AS A RESULT, THEY HAD TO DO AN OVER-THE-WIRE EXCHANGE BEFORE THEY COULD CONTINUE WITH THE CASE. THERE WAS A 30 MINUTE DELAY IN TREATMENT, NO PT DEATH AND NO PT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. ADD'L INFO RECEIVED FROM THE MEDICAL SALES REP STATED THE PT OUTCOME WAS FINE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CVC KIT: 3-LUMEN 12 FR X 16 CM | ARROWG+ARD CATHETER PRODUCTS. | DQO | ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC | RF0116444 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |