FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ARROR EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT

MDR report key: 3972836 · Received April 28, 2014

Report

Report Number
1036844-2014-00168
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 28, 2014
Date of Event
March 1, 2014
Report Date
March 28, 2014
Manufacturer
ARROW INTL., INC.
Product Code
CAZ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER, HOWEVER, A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW WAS PERFORMED ON LOT NUMBER 23F13G0444, BASED ON SALES HISTORY AND THERE WERE NO RELEVANT FINDINGS. COMPLAINT VERIFICATION TESTING COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AS NO SAMPLE WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR THE EPIDURAL NEEDLE WERE REVIEWED WITH NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST A MANUFACTURING RELATED CAUSE, THEREFORE, THE COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED AND A ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT THE TIP OF THE NEEDLE WAS BENT DURING USE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PT INJURY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
253488 ARROR EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT ANESTHESIA CONDUCTION CATHETER CAZ ARROW INTL., INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1