FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PERCUPUMP CT INJECTOR WITH EDA
MDR report key: 291720
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Received August 17, 2000
Report
- Report Number
- 2432460-2000-00026
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 17, 2000
- Date of Event
- July 11, 2000
- Report Date
- July 12, 2000
- Manufacturer
- E-Z-EM, INC.
- Product Code
- FIH
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE INJECTOR WAS SET TO INJECT A TOTAL VOLUME OF 143ML OF CONTRAST IN ANTECUBITAL FOSSA. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CONTRAST WAS VISIBLE AFTER INJECTION AND, UPON EXAMINING THE PT, AN EXTRAVASATION OF APPROXIMATELY 135CC WAS OBSERVED. THE EXTRAVASATION WAS UNIFORMLY SPREAD OUT FROM THE WRIST TO THE ELBOW AND WAS HARD AND FIRM (BLOOD FLOW WAS NOT RESTRICTED). THE PT DID NOT COMPLAIN OF PAIN AND NO REDNESS WAS NOTED. PT WAS TREATED WITH ICE AND THE ARM WAS KEPT ELEVATED. PT WAS KEPT IN THE DEPT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR FOR OBSERVATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PERCUPUMP CT INJECTOR WITH EDA | CT INJECTOR WITH EXTRAVASATION ACCESSORY | FIH | E-Z-EM, INC. | NA | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNKNOWN | Other | 1. OMNIPAQUE 300 NON-IONIC CONTRAST MFG BY NYCOMED| 2. 22 GAUGE CATHETER BY JELCO. |