FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN CLOSUREFAST CATHETER

MDR report key: 3042017 · Received April 2, 2013

Report

Report Number
2953189-2013-00032
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 2, 2013
Date of Event
March 23, 2013
Report Date
March 26, 2013
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN
Product Code
GEI
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AN INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. UPON COMPLETION, THE RESULTS WILL BE FORWARDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO COVIDIEN ON (B)(4) 2013 THAT A CUSTOMER HAD AN ISSUE WITH UNKNOWN CLOSUREFAST CATHETER. THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT A PATIENT HAD THE VENEFIT PROCEDURE APPROX 2 WEEKS AGO. THE PATIENT CAME BACK THROUGH THE EMERGENCY ROOM THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH PAIN IN UPPER THIGH, POSSIBLE MARKINGS OF A SKIN BURN, REDNESS IN A LARGE AREA OF THE THIGH AND A FEVER. THE PHYSICIAN IS CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY HAVE A SKIN BURN BUT IS NOT CERTAIN. UNKNOWN MEDICAL INTERVENTION, HOWEVER, THE PATIENT HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED SINCE LAST SUNDAY (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO THIS ISSUE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
133848 UNKNOWN CLOSUREFAST CATHETER UNKNOWN CLOSUREFAST CATHETER GEI COVIDIEN UNKNOWN CLOSURE UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK