FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER

MDR report key: 34367 · Received July 5, 1996

Report

Report Number
34367
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 5, 1996
Date of Event
June 25, 1996
Report Date
July 1, 1996
Manufacturer
NEOSTAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Product Code
DQO
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
LA, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WAS ADMITTED WITH A PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS OF SEPSIS, INFECTED CENTRAL LINE. THE CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED FROM THE PT AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE CATHETER THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE INFECTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER Implant CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER DQO NEOSTAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. CV-332K AV197

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 25 YR Hospitalization| L