FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
MIDLINE CATHETERIZATION SET
MDR report key: 3250079
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Received July 24, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 3006425876-2013-00136
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 24, 2013
- Date of Event
- May 6, 2013
- Report Date
- July 1, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Product Code
- LJS
- PMA / PMN Number
- K963257
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CATHETER WAS PLACED IN THE LEFT ANTICUBETICAL FOSSA (ACF) TO 20CM AND DISCHARGED WITH ONCE A DAY BOLUS THERAPY. LEAKING FROM THE ENTRY POINT DURING ADMINISTRATION OCCURRED AFTER FIVE DAYS OF BEING INSITU. AS A RESULT, THE CATHETER WAS REMOVED AND A PICC WAS INSERTED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY, COMPLICATIONS, OR DEATH. THERE WAS A DELAY IN TREATMENT, BUT IT DID NOT CAUSE HARM TO THE PATIENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345540 | MIDLINE CATHETERIZATION SET | MIDLINE CATHETERS | LJS | ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC. | ZF1091614 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |