FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LIFEPORT VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM

MDR report key: 260744 · Received February 3, 2000

Report

Report Number
1056436-2000-00002
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 3, 2000
Date of Event
December 27, 1999
Report Date
January 4, 2000
Manufacturer
HORIZON MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
Product Code
LJT
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON 01/04/2000, THE DISTRIBUTOR'S MARKETING MANAGER INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FOLLOWING: ON 01/04/2000, THE FACILITY'S O.R. NURSE STATED THAT THE PHYSICIAN EXPLANTED THE DEVICE BECAUSE THE ONCOLOGIST SAID THAT THE DEVICE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE DEVICE CATHETER WAS ATTACHED. THE PT WAS X-RAYED TO DETERMINE LOCATION OF THE REMAINDER OF THE CATHETER. THE CATHETER WAS FOUND ON A VESSEL. EVERYTHING WAS REMOVED. CATALOG/LOT NUMBER OF THE DEVICE WAS UNKNOWN. THE DISTRIBUTOR'S MARKETING MANAGER STATED THAT THIS FACILITY USUALLY PURCHASES LPS7513, BUT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE PRODUCT NUMBER OF THE DEVICE IN QUESTION. NO FURTHER DETAILS WERE PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIFEPORT VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE LJT HORIZON MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 43 YR Required Intervention