FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

V-CATH

MDR report key: 41042 · 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