FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

ARROW PNEUMOTHORAX KIT

MDR report key: 354821 · Received October 5, 2001

Report

Report Number
1036844-2001-00075
Event Type
Death
Date Received
October 5, 2001
Date of Event
September 1, 2001
Report Date
October 3, 2001
Manufacturer
ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC.
Product Code
CAZ
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PNEUMOTHORAX PROCEDURE, THE PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE AORTA, DEVELOPED CARDIAC TAMPONADE, AND EXPIRED. THE PT HAD BEEN PLACED ON A VENTILATOR DUE TO A PNEUMOTHORAX RELATED TO AN UNSUCCESSFUL CENTRAL LINE PLACEMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
45084 ARROW PNEUMOTHORAX KIT PNEUMOTHORAX KIT CAZ ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Death