FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TEGADERM IV ADVANCED SECUREMENT DRESSING

MDR report key: 2973502 · Received February 15, 2013

Report

Report Number
2110898-2013-00004
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 15, 2013
Date of Event
January 22, 2013
Report Date
February 5, 2013
Manufacturer
3M HEALTH CARE
Product Code
KMK
PMA / PMN Number
K080620
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONCLUSIONS: DEVICE NOT RETURNED NO EVALUATION CAN BE PERFORMED. DEVICE NOT PROVIDED TO MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. (B)(4). PRECAUTIONS: STOP ANY BLEEDING AT THE SITE BEFORE APPLYING THE DRESSING. DO NOT STRETCH THE DRESSING DURING APPLICATION AS TENSION CAN CAUSE SKIN TRAUMA. MAKE SURE THE SKIN IS CLEAN, FREE OF SOAP RESIDUE AND LOTION AND ALLOWED TO DRY THOROUGHLY BEFORE APPLYING THE DRESSING TO PREVENT SKIN IRRITATION AND TO ENSURE GOOD ADHESIONS. THE DRESSING MAY BE USED ON AN INFECTED SITE, ONLY WHEN UNDER THE CARE OF A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL. ANTIMICROBIAL OINTMENTS CONTAINING POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS MAY COMPROMISE THE STRENGTH OF THE TEGADERM I. V. ADVANCED SECUREMENT DRESSING. TEGADERM I.V. ADVANCED SECUREMENT DRESSING SHOULD NOT BE RE-STERILIZED BY GAME, E-BEAM OR STEAM METHODS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER ALLEGES PATIENT DEVELOPED SKIN IRRITATION FOLLOWING USE OF PICC/CVC SECUREMENT SYSTEM (B)(4) ON A PICC CATHETER SITE. CUSTOMER REPORTS PATIENT DEVELOPED FEVER SO PICC CATHETER REMOVED AND CULTURED. CUSTOMER REPORTS NEGATIVE CATHETER CULTURE RESULTS AND PICC CATHETER WAS REPLACED. CUSTOMER REPORTS NO PREVIOUS PATIENT HISTORY OF SKIN IRRITATION FROM ADHESIVE PRODUCTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
69700 TEGADERM IV ADVANCED SECUREMENT DRESSING DEVICE, INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER SECUREMENT KMK 3M HEALTH CARE 1837 2012-12 AA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention BETADINE| ALCOHOL| SILVASORB ANTIMICROBIAL DRESSING| CATHETER