FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BIOVUE PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER WITH OCRILON 2

MDR report key: 229619 · Received June 11, 1999

Report

Report Number
229619
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 11, 1999
Date of Event
May 20, 1999
Report Date
May 31, 1999
Manufacturer
J+J MEDICAL INC.
Product Code
DQO
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
UT, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BIOVUE PICC LINE PLACEMENT ATTEMPTED. ADVANCED EASILY UNTIL 4" LEFT TO INSERT. PT ENCOURAGED TO RELAX, LINE FLUSHED, AND THEN ADVANCED TO DESIRED LENGTH. GUIDE WIRE THEN REMOVED & MET RESISTANCE ON REMOVAL. WHEN WIRE RELEASED, RN NOTED SEVERE FRAYING OF GUIDE WIRE. CXR OBTAINED WITH LEFT ARM VIEW. FOREIGN BODY NOTED BELOW TOP OF CATHETER THAT HAD LOOPED AT SHOULDER LEVEL BACK DOWN ARM. RE X-RAY SHOWED FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT LOWER LUNG FIELD. PICC LINE REMOVED. PT TRANSFERRED TO TERTIARY FACILITY. WHEN FOREIGN BODY WAS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED FROM LUNG. PT TRANSFERRED BACK SAME DAY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BIOVUE PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER WITH OCRILON 2 Implant PICC LINE DQO J+J MEDICAL INC. 97998 15 G 99071 SYRINGE, 99156 GUIDEWIRE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 21 YR Hospitalization| O| R