FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CURAPLEX

MDR report key: 21026499 · Received December 27, 2024

Report

Report Number
3003674698-2024-00843
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 27, 2024
Date of Event
October 18, 2024
Report Date
December 27, 2024
Manufacturer
MEDSOURCE LABS, LLC
Product Code
FOZ
UDI-DI
00810094574178
PMA / PMN Number
K223788
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AR, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE PRODUCT WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. A FOLLOW-UP MDR REPORT WILL BE FILED ONCE WE HAVE RECEIVED THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION THAT IS BEING PERFORMED ON THE RETENTION SAMPLES FOR THAT PART AND LOT NUMBER.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

MEDSOURCE RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM OUR CUSTOMER STATING THAT: PROVIDER HAD INSERTED THE NEEDLE/CATHLON IN VEIN, FLASH DETECTED, STARTED ADVANCING CATHETER AND REMOVING NEEDLE. AFTER NEEDLE WAS REMOVED, CATHETER COULD NOT BE ADVANCED FURTHER TO PROPERLY PLACE CATHLON. WHEN PROVIDER WENT TO REMOVE CATHLON, IT TUGGED AT THE SKIN AND FINALLY CAME OUT WITH THE END LOOKING BUSTED OPEN. ADDITIONALLY, THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET FLUIDS TO FLOW THROUGH THE PRODUCT. DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF CATHETER FRAGMENTS REMAINING IN THE VEIN FROM THE APPEARANCE THEY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A REPORTABLE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2513317 CURAPLEX CURAPLEX CURASLIDE BLOOD CONTROL 20G X 1IN FOZ MEDSOURCE LABS, LLC 1613-862202 30862/0537 00810094574178

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown