FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
BARD PORT-A-CATH
MDR report key: 2903877
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Received December 31, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- MW5028468
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 31, 2012
- Date of Event
- December 28, 2012
- Report Date
- December 31, 2012
- Manufacturer
- C.R. BARD
- Product Code
- LJT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- ND, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
BARD PORT-A-CATH #6076 WAS PLACED IN (B)(6) 2012 FOR CHEMOTHERAPY PURPOSES. ON (B)(6) 2012, THE PORT WAS ACCESSED FOR TREATMENT AND THE NEXT DAY THE PT DID NOT FEEL WELL. A DYE STUDY WAS COMPLETED AND THE PHYSICIAN WAS UNABLE TO VISUALIZE THE DISTAL TIP OF THE CATHETER. THIS WAS FOUND TO BE IN HEART. THE PORT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE LINE WAS SOMEHOW SEPARATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TUBE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARD PORT-A-CATH | PORT-A-CATH | LJT | C.R. BARD |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 YR | Hospitalization| R |