FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

KOALA

MDR report key: 479439 · Received August 16, 2003

Report

Report Number
1722684-2003-00002
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 16, 2003
Date of Event
July 12, 2003
Report Date
August 15, 2003
Manufacturer
CLINICAL INNOVATIONS, INC.
Product Code
HGS
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COMPANY'S SALES REPRESENTATIVE, REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: IN 2003 DR. (RESIDENT) USED A KOALA IUPC 5000E. DR. REPORTED THAT UPON INSERTION THERE WAS A BLOOD-TINGED FLASHBACK OF FLUID; HOWEVER, THE TRACINGS WERE FINE SO SHE ADVANCED THE CATHETER TO THE 45 CM MARK. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER DR. NOTICED A PROGRESSIVE DECELERATION AND A TRICKLE OF BLOOD FROM THE VAGINA. THE DECELERATION DID NOT RESPOND TO THE USUAL TREATMENT AND AN EMERGENT C-SECTION WAS CALLED. APGAR SCORES WERE 0 AT 1 MINUTE AND 0 AT 5 MINUTES. THE PT RECEIVED A BLOOD TRANSFUSION AND EXPERIENCED SEIZURES IN THE NICU. THE PT WAS DISCHARGED AFTER 14 DAYS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 KOALA INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE CATHETER HGS CLINICAL INNOVATIONS, INC. IPC-5000E *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 0 DAY Hospitalization| R