FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ABBOCATH-T 22-G
MDR report key: 249090
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Received November 8, 1999
Report
- Report Number
- 6000097-1999-00013
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 8, 1999
- Date of Event
- September 28, 1999
- Report Date
- October 11, 1999
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC.
- Product Code
- FOZ
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- LA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
CATHETER DISCONNECTION FROM IV HUB REPORTED. REPORT RECEIVED FROM ABBOTT INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATE, ABBOTT SPAIN STATES: "AN ABBOCATH WAS PLACED IN A MALE IN ORDER TO START CONTINUOUS IV FLUID THERAPY. TWELVE HOURS AFTER THE DEVICE WAS PLACED, THE SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS IV THERAPY WAS DISCONNECTED, AND AN ADAPTER WITH HEPARIN WAS CONNECTED TO THE ABBOCATH. AFTER THAT, THE NURSE REALIZED THAT THE DRESSING AROUND THE ABBOCATH-T WAS DAMP. THE NURSE TOOK AWAY THE DRESSING AND REALIZED THAT THE CATHETER OF THE ABBOCATH HAD DETACHED FROM THE DEVICE. A SURGEON EXTRACTED THE DEVICE FROM THE FOREARM. THE PT DID NOT PRESENT ANY UNTOWARD CONSEQUENCE." NO FURTHER INFO IS AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABBOCATH-T 22-G | CANNULA | FOZ | ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC. | NA | 53-364-VM |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNKNOWN | Required Intervention | IV.| PT WAS RECEIVING URBASON OF AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT |