FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

MULTI-LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3-L 7 FR X 8IN (2

MDR report key: 2133362 · Received June 15, 2011

Report

Report Number
1036844-2011-00174
Event Type
Death
Date Received
June 15, 2011
Date of Event
May 23, 2011
Report Date
June 9, 2011
Manufacturer
ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC
Product Code
FOZ
PMA / PMN Number
K071538
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REFERENCE MDR #1036844-2011-00173 FOR THE FIRST EVENT INVOLVING THE SAME PT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE CATHETER IN THE PT'S FEMORAL WHO WAS SEPTIC. A SECOND KIT WAS OPENED AND DURING INSERTION, THEY WERE THREADING THE SPRING WIRE GUIDE (SWG) AND IT BECAME KINKED. AS A RESULT, EVERYTHING WAS REMOVED AND A THIRD ATTEMPT WAS MADE. THERE WAS A DELAY IN TREATMENT. ADD'L INFO REC'D ON (B)(6) 2011 FROM THE SALES REP STATED, A THIRD ATTEMPT WAS MADE USING A COOK SWG AND WAS SUCCESSFUL. THERE WAS APPROX A 1 HR DELAY IN TREATMENT. THE PT LATER EXPIRED. THE PHYSICIAN INDICATED, THE PT'S CAUSE OF DEATH WAS SEPTIC AND THEY DO NOT KNOW IF THIS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PT EXPIRING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MULTI-LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3-L 7 FR X 8IN (2 ARROWG+ARD CATHETER PRODUCTS FOZ ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC RF0115609

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Death COOK SPRING WIRE GUIDE