FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PERCUPUMP CT INJECTOR W/EDA

MDR report key: 281719 · Received June 7, 2000

Report

Report Number
2432460-2000-00019
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 7, 2000
Date of Event
April 21, 2000
Report Date
May 11, 2000
Manufacturer
E-Z-EM, INC.
Product Code
FIH
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INJECTION FLOW RATE WAS SET FOR 1.5CC/SEC AND THE INJECTION SITE WAS THE ANTECUBITAL FOSSA. AFTER INJECTING THE ENTIRE 150ML OF CONTRAST, THE TECHNOLOGIST NOTICED A LACK OF CONTRAST IN THE FIRST COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) IMAGES. THE CONTRAST HAD EXTRAVASATED AND LEAKED TO THE FOLDS OF THE SKIN BEHIND THE PT'S ELBOW. THERE WAS NO RAISED BUMP OR ANY SIGNS OF EXTRAVASATION DIRECTLY BENEATH THE EDA PATCH. THE CT SCAN WAS PERFORMED AS A NON-CONTRAST EXAM. PT WAS TREATED WITH WIDASE, COLD PACKS WERE APPLIED TO THE INJECTION SITE AND THE PT'S ARM WAS ELEVATED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PERCUPUMP CT INJECTOR W/EDA CT INJECTOR WITH EXTRAVASATION ACCESSORY FIH E-Z-EM, INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other UNKNOWN).| CONRAY IONIC CONTRAST(TYPE OF ANGIOCATH IS