FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
V-CATH
MDR report key: 41042
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Received September 19, 1996
Report
- Report Number
- 41042
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 19, 1996
- Date of Event
- September 9, 1996
- Report Date
- September 19, 1996
- Manufacturer
- HDC CORP.
- Product Code
- DQO
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- KY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PT VISIT MADE TO CHANGE PICC LINE DSG AND DRAW LABS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT PICC LINE CATHETER HAD BROKEN AT CONNECTION OF CATHETER AND HUB. CATHETER WAS HELD IN PLACE BY STAT-LOK ANCHORING DEVICE AND TRANSPARENT DSG. PICC LINE WAS REPAIRED BUT CATHETER WAS OCCLUDED. PICC LINE DC'D. PT HAD TO HAVE SURGICAL PROCEDURE FOR PLACEMENT OF ANOTHER CATHETER.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V-CATH | PICC LINE | DQO | HDC CORP. | 360-50 | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 YR | Other |