FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ORIGEN REINFORCED DUAL LUMEN CATHETER

MDR report key: 8415474 · Received March 13, 2019

Report

Report Number
1646848-2019-00004
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 13, 2019
Date of Event
April 7, 2017
Report Date
January 10, 2019
Manufacturer
ORIGEN BIOMEDICAL, INC
Product Code
DWF
PMA / PMN Number
K113869
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED TO ORIGEN FOR EVALUATION SO DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DETERMINED. DISCUSSION WITH THE SURGEON REVEALED PROBABLE CANNULATION ERROR WITH CATHETER PLACED TOO LOW. SURGEON CONFIRMED THAT PERFORATION OCCURRED DURING GUIDEWIRE PLACEMENT BEFORE THE CATHETER WAS INTRODUCED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A (B)(6) MONTH OLD PATIENT WAS CANNULATED ON VV ECLS ON (B)(6) 2017 VIA A 13 FRENCH ORIGEN CANNULA IN THE RIGHT INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN. THE RUN WENT EXTREMELY WELL AND THE PATIENT WAS GETTING READY TO BE DECANNULATED ON (B)(6) 2017. IN PREPARATION FOR DECANNULATION, A GEL PILLOW WAS REMOVED FROM BEHIND THE PATIENT'S HEAD AND THE CHIN MOVED FORWARD. THE PATIENT WENT ASYSTOLIC AND THE FLOW WENT DOWN TO 0 ON THE CARDIOHELP. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THERE WAS A PERFORATION IN THE HEART AND THE PATIENT WAS IN CARDIAC ARREST. THE PATIENT WAS CODED AND CANNULATED VIA V-A. AFTER THE PATIENT WAS STABILIZED, THE PEDIATRIC SURGEON LOOKED AT THE OLD 13 FRENCH ORIGEN CANNULA AND NOTED THAT IT SEEMED EXTREMELY STIFF.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
209627 ORIGEN REINFORCED DUAL LUMEN CATHETER VV ECMO CATHETER DWF ORIGEN BIOMEDICAL, INC VV13F M18182

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 13 MO Life Threatening| R