FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
LIFE PORT PORTA CATH
MDR report key: 84933
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Received July 1, 1996
Report
- Report Number
- 84933
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 1, 1996
- Date of Event
- June 1, 1996
- Report Date
- June 28, 1996
- Manufacturer
- STRATO MEDICAL CORP
- Product Code
- LJT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- IA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
FOLLOWING LAST CHEMO TREATMENT, SHE DEVELOPED ERYTHEMA IN AREA ABOUT HER PORT SITE, WAS SEEN ON DAY THREE OF THE LAST CYCLE. ORAL ANTIBIOTIC GIVEN WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT. HOWEVER SEEN 12 DAYS LATER WITH WORSENING ERYTHEMA AND INDURATION OVER PORT SITE. IMPRESSION - POSS. CHEMO INFILTRATE. ADMITTED TO HOSP WITH POSS. PORT SITE EXTRAVASATION. R/O SEPSIS AND PORT INFECTION. PORT REMOVED 6/20/96.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIFE PORT PORTA CATH Implant | PORTA CATH | LJT | STRATO MEDICAL CORP | LPS 7513 | 12824 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 YR | Hospitalization| R |