FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
EZ-IO POWER DRIVER
MDR report key: 4683930
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Received April 10, 2015
Report
- Report Number
- 3004526033-2015-00026
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 10, 2015
- Date of Event
- March 28, 2015
- Report Date
- April 1, 2015
- Manufacturer
- VIDACARE CORPORATION
- Product Code
- FMI
- PMA / PMN Number
- K141117
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THE IO WAS BEING PLACED INTO A PT'S TIBIA. ACCESS WAS BEING OBTAINED IN AMBULANCE GROUND UNIT PRIOR TO AIR LIFT TO HOSPITAL. THE CLINICIAN INSERTED THE IO THROUGH THE PT'S SKIN, HOWEVER, WHEN THEY HIT BONE THE DRIVER LOST POWER. AS A RESULT, THE GROUND UNIT HAD ANOTHER EZ-IO DRIVER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE IO INSERTION. MEDS WERE ADMINISTERED TO THE PT SUCCESSFULLY. IT WAS NOTED THE PT WAS NOT "IN A GOOD PLACE" AND EXPIRED DUE TO HIS CONDITION. THERE WAS NO REPORTED DELAY IN TREATMENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239099 | EZ-IO POWER DRIVER | EZ-IO INTRAOSSEOUS INFUSION SYSTEM | FMI | VIDACARE CORPORATION |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 YR |