FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
VASCULAR POSITIONING SYSTEM
MDR report key: 3815336
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Received March 27, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 3006795936-2014-00005
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 27, 2014
- Date of Event
- March 20, 2014
- Report Date
- March 20, 2014
- Manufacturer
- VASONOVA INC.
- Product Code
- OBJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K123813
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
MANUFACTURER CONTROL NO. (B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THE (B)(4) CATHETER WAS BEING PLACED INTO THE PATIENT'S ARM IN THEIR ROOM. DURING INSERTION, THE CONSOLE DISPLAYED A BLUE BULLSEYE BUT THE CATHETER TIP WAS STILL IN THE VASCULAR OUTSIDE THE SVC. THE NURSE WAS STILL APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 10CM OUT FROM THE CAJ. THE BLUE BULLSEYE WENT AWAY AND THE RN CONTINUED TO INSERT THE CATHETER AND REACHED THE LOWER 1/3 WHERE HE RECEIVED ANOTHER BLUE BULLSEYE. AN X-RAY WAS PERFORMED TO CONFIRM TIP LOCATION WHICH CORRELATED WITH THE VPS. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN TREATMENT AND NO PATIENT DEATH OR COMPLICATIONS REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181810 | VASCULAR POSITIONING SYSTEM | CATHETER, ULTRASOUND, INTRAVASCULAR | OBJ | VASONOVA INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUMEN 5 FR X 50 CM WITH PRELOADED VPS STYLET| ARROW PRESSURE INJECTABLE PICC 2| (B)(4) |