FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ARTERIAL CATHETER

MDR report key: 6057 · Received July 16, 1993

Report

Report Number
33194-1993-09001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 16, 1993
Date of Event
April 20, 1993
Report Date
April 30, 1993
Manufacturer
BECTON DICKINSON, VASCULAR ACCESS
Product Code
DXG
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CAATHETER WAS INSERTED OVER THE WIRE TECHNIQUE WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THE PATIENT BEGAN TRASHING AROUND. THE SENSOR WAS REMOVED, THEN THE CATHETER WAS REMOVED. CATHETR REMOVAAL WAS NOT SMOOTH, AND THE HUB AND ONLY PART OF THE CATHETER CAME OUT. PRESSURE WAS IMMEIATELY APPLIED TO PREVENT TIP MIGRATION,A ND AN INCISION WAS MADE. THE ATHETER WAS REMOVED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY AND THREE SUTURES WERE REQUIRED. ON 4/21/93, PATIENT'S WRIST INCISION APPEARED TOBE CLEAN AND WITHOUT SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF INFECTIONINVALID DATA - REGARDING SINGLE USE LABELING OF DEVICE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: UNKNOWN. INVALID DATA - REGARDING MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY. NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS NOT EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: NO DATA. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: NO DATA. CONCLUSION: NO DATA. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: YES. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: NONE OR UNKNOWN. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ARTERIAL CATHETER DXG BECTON DICKINSON, VASCULAR ACCESS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention