FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EZ-IO POWER DRIVER

MDR report key: 8281827 · Received January 28, 2019

Report

Report Number
3011137372-2019-00009
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 28, 2019
Date of Event
December 17, 2018
Report Date
January 6, 2019
Manufacturer
TELEFLEX MEDICAL
Product Code
FMI
PMA / PMN Number
K141117
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE REPORTED ISSUE CAME FROM AN ARTICLE REVIEW AND THE DEVICE RETURN IS NOT EXPECTED. TELEFLEX WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND TREND RELATED EVENTS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CHALOPIN T, LEMAIGNEN A, GUILLON A, ET AL. ACUTE TIBIAL OSTEOMYELITIS CAUSED BY INTRAOSSEOUS ACCESS DURING INITIAL RESUSCITATION: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW. BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2018;18(1):665. DOI: 10.1186/S12879-018-3577-8. THIS REPORT FROM FRANCE REPORTS A CASE OF TIBIAL OSTEOMYELITIS IN A (B)(6) DRUG ADDICTED MALE THAT WAS DIAGNOSED BY MRI AND BIOPSY THREE MONTHS POST-INTRAOSSEOUS (IO) CATHETER REMOVAL. THE PATIENT WAS GIVEN PARENTERAL AS WELL AS ORAL ANTIBIOTICS AND HAD A GOOD OUTCOME. THE INITIAL IO CATHETER PLACEMENT WAS FOR TREATMENT OF OVERDOSE AFTER FAILED IV ATTEMPTS. THE CATHETER WAS REMOVED ON THE FIRST DAY AND THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH ORAL ANTIBIOTICS DUE TO LOCAL INFLAMMATION AT THE INSERTION SITE. HE LEFT AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE BEFORE A FULL TREATMENT COURSE WAS COMPLETED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
74085 EZ-IO POWER DRIVER NEEDLE, HYPODERMIC, SINGLE LU FMI TELEFLEX MEDICAL

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 40 YR Required Intervention