FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
CLARIVEIN OC INFUSION CATHETER
MDR report key: 7150569
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Received December 28, 2017
Report
- Report Number
- 3005831739-2017-00016
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 28, 2017
- Date of Event
- November 30, 2017
- Report Date
- December 27, 2017
- Manufacturer
- VASCULAR INSIGHTS LLC
- Product Code
- KRA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NL
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE CLARIVEIN OC PRODUCT IS NOT MARKETED IN THE USA.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING A PROCEDURE IN WHICH THE CLARIVEIN OC INFUSION CATHETER WAS USED, PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT WHILE NAVIGATING THE CATHETER THROUGH THE VASCULATURE, THE DISPERSION WIRE BECAME CAUGHT ON THE VESSEL TISSUE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE CATHETER, THE DISPERSION WIRE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN, RESULTING IN A 16 CM WIRE FRAGMENT, WHICH THE PHYSICIAN REMOVED USING A CLAMP VIA A 5CM INCISION UNDER LOCAL ANESTHETIC. THE PHYSICIAN NOTED THAT THE CATHETER ASSEMBLY PORTION OF THE CLARIVEIN DEVICE DID NOT LOCK INTO THE MDU PORTION OF THE DEVICE (MOTOR DRIVE UNIT).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 930017 | CLARIVEIN OC INFUSION CATHETER | CLARIVEIN OC INFUSION CATHETER | KRA | VASCULAR INSIGHTS LLC | O-65-018-E4S | SP65E140454535O |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 YR | Required Intervention |