FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BARD PORT-A-CATH

MDR report key: 2903877 · 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