FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VENATECH LP

MDR report key: 2973853 · Received February 15, 2013

Report

Report Number
MW5029028
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 15, 2013
Date of Event
January 30, 2012
Report Date
February 13, 2013
Manufacturer
B. BRAUN
Product Code
DTK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2013, VENATECH LP FILTER WAS PLACED DUE TO DVT. ON (B)(6) 2013, PT HAD A CHEST CT TO RULE OUT PULMONARY EMBOLUS. CHEST CT SHOWED MULTIPLE BILATERAL PULMONARY EMBOLI WITH THE VENOUS FILTER SEEN WITHIN THE INTRAHEPATIC SEGMENT OF THE INFERIOR VENA CAVA. ON (B)(6) 2013, CHEST CT SHOWED THAT THE VENOUS FILTER WAS LARGELY IN THE RIGHT VENTRICLE WITH PARTIAL ATTACHMENT TO THE TRICUSPID VALVE. ON (B)(6) 2013, THE PT HAD SURGERY TO REMOVE THE DISLODGED CAVAL FILTER WITHIN THE RIGHT VENTRICLE. THE PT HAD A MODEL RHYTHM THAT REQUIRED TEMPORARY PACING, AND LATER A PERMANENT PACEMAKER WAS REQUIRED, PLACED ON (B)(6) 2013. THE PT WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE IMPATIENT HOSPITAL SETTING TO IMPATIENT REHAB ON (B)(6) 2013. THE CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON NOTES THAT THE MFR WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS FELT POSSIBLE THAT A LARGE CLOT MAY HAVE DISLODGE THE FILTER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
69536 VENATECH LP VENA CAVA FILTER DTK B. BRAUN L198756V

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 52 YR Required Intervention