FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ADVANCED VENOUS ACCESS
MDR report key: 269833
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Received March 17, 2000
Report
- Report Number
- 6000002-2000-00075
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 17, 2000
- Date of Event
- February 8, 2000
- Report Date
- February 17, 2000
- Manufacturer
- BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP.
- Product Code
- JCY
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE STYLET ON THE OBTURATOR FROM AN AVA KIT BROKE AT THE HUB WHILE IN VIVO ON A "DO NOT RESUSCITATE" PT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT LATER DIED OF MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURES UNRELATED TO THE DEVICE. THE OBTURATOR WAS INSERTED WHEN THE SWAN-GANZ CATHETER WAS DISCONTINUED. WHEN THE AVA CATHETER WAS DISCONTINUED, IT WAS NOTED THAT 7 CM OF THE OBTURATOR STYLET WAS MISSING. IT WAS STATED THAT THE PT'S EXPIRATION IS UNRELATED TO THE DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADVANCED VENOUS ACCESS | CENTRAL VENOUS ACCESS CATHETER | JCY | BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. | M3L9FHKI | 949M0974 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |