FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
VASONOVA VASCULAR POSITIONING SYST
MDR report key: 3868005
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Received May 9, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 3006795936-2014-00008
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 9, 2014
- Date of Event
- May 1, 2014
- Report Date
- May 7, 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
COMPLAINT NO. (B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED, THE CATHETER WAS BEING PLACED INTO THE LEFT BASILIC VEIN OF A (B)(6) MALE PATIENT, (B)(6). WITH A MALIGNANT NEOPLASMA OF BONE IN BONE MARROW, COPD, AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THE CATHETER WAS INSERTED AND THE CLINICIAN OBTAINED A BLUE BULLS EYE. POST INSERTION A CHEST X-RAY WAS ORDERED AND REVEALED THAT THE CATHETER WAS IN THE VENTRICLE. AS A RESULT, THEY ORDERED THE CATHETER BE PULLED BACK 5CM. THEY DO NOT KNOW IF THIS CAUSED A DELAY IN TREATMENT AND THERE WAS NO PATIENT DEATH OR COMPLICATIONS REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 282088 | VASONOVA VASCULAR POSITIONING SYST | CATHETER, ULTRASOUND, INTRAVASCULAR | OBJ | VASONOVA INC. | VPS-G4C |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 YR |