FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
3.5FR URETHRANE UBM CATH
MDR report key: 3060573
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Received March 27, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 1317749-2013-00107
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 27, 2013
- Report Date
- February 25, 2013
- Manufacturer
- COVIDIEN
- Product Code
- FOS
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
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 A SINGLE LUMEN UMBILICAL VESSEL CATHETER (UVC). THE CUSTOMER REPORTS THAT UPON OPENING, THERE ARE VISIBLE KINKS ALONG THE CATHETER WHICH RENDER THE CATHETER COMPLETELY NON-REUSABLE. ON (B)(6) 2013, THE UVC WAS REC'D IN AN OPENED PACKAGE IN (B)(4). PER A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CATHETER, IT WAS OBSERVED TO BE STRETCHED, LEAVING THE APPEARANCE OF STRUCTURAL DEFORMITY AND THEREFORE HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR LEAKAGE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124962 | 3.5FR URETHRANE UBM CATH | UMBILICAL VESSEL CATHETER | FOS | COVIDIEN | 8888160333 | 229604X |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |