FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
KOALA
MDR report key: 479439
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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 |