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 |