FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ARROW ENDURANCE CATHETER

MDR report key: 8078103 · Received November 15, 2018

Report

Report Number
MW5081359
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 15, 2018
Date of Event
November 5, 2018
Report Date
November 14, 2018
Manufacturer
TELEFLEX, INC. / ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Product Code
FOZ
UDI-DI
10801902132908
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING THE PLACEMENT OF AN ARROW ENDURANCE PERIPHERAL CATHETER, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CATHETER APPEARED TO HAVE BROKEN OFF INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PHYSICIAN WAS NOTIFIED. X-RAY OF LEFT UPPER ARM DID NOT NOTE ANY FOREIGN BODIES. VEIN APPEARED TO HAVE PHLEBITIS, AND PHYSICIAN BELIEVED HE NOTED FRAGMENT ON ULTRASOUND. PATIENT TAKEN TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR EXPLORATION AND INTERVASCULAR FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL. NO FOREIGN BODY FOUND. PATIENT CONTINUES TO BE TREATED FOR ADMITTING DIAGNOSIS OF INTERCEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
912491 ARROW ENDURANCE CATHETER CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, THERAPEUTIC FOZ TELEFLEX, INC. / ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. IPN037859 14F18G0422 10801902132908

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 90 YR Other| R