FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PI CVC KIT: 3-L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB
MDR report key: 4222775
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Received August 6, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 1036844-2014-00336
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 6, 2014
- Date of Event
- July 25, 2014
- Report Date
- August 5, 2014
- Manufacturer
- ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Product Code
- FOZ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K071538
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THE CATHETER WAS BEING PLACED INTO THE PATIENT'S INTERNAL JUGULAR IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. DURING INSERTION THE PHYSICIAN NOTICED RESISTANCE WHEN THREADING THE SPRING WIRE GUIDE THROUGH THE NEEDLE. THE NEEDLE WAS THEN REMOVED AND THE DILATOR WAS INSERTED OVER THE SPRING WIRE GUIDE. AGAIN, THEY PHYSICIAN NOTICED RESISTANCE, BUT WAS ABLE TO THREAD THE DILATOR. AT WHICH TIME, THE SPRING WIRE GUIDE WAS REMOVED FROM THE DILATOR AND THE WIRE WAS FOUND UNRAVELED. EVERYTHING WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT INTACT. A NEW KIT WAS USED SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN TREATMENT AND NO PATIENT DEATH OR COMPLICATIONS REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460547 | PI CVC KIT: 3-L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB | ARROWG+ARD CATHETER PRODUCTS | FOZ | ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC. | 23F13L0280 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |