FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NEEDLELESS INJECTION SITE MASTER ADAPTER

MDR report key: 96621 · Received May 16, 1997

Report

Report Number
MW4001914
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 16, 1997
Date of Event
May 11, 1997
Report Date
May 14, 1997
Manufacturer
CRITICAL DEVICE CORP.
Product Code
FOZ
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS WAS THE INJECTION CAP ON A PICC FOR IV VANCOMYCIN. THE PICC WAS PULLED OUT APPROX 6" DURING THE NIGHT. THE PT WAS CONNECTED TO A PUMP.WHEN THE ACCESS WAS EVALUATED IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DIAPHRAM OF THE NIMA WAS INVERTED. THIS COULD ALLOW AIR ENTRY OR BLOOD BACK-UP IN THE PICC. RPTR WAS UNABLE TO FLUSH THE PICC. RECOMMENDED IT BE PULLED DUE TO QUESTIONABLE INTEGRITY OF THE LINE. THE PT REFUSED FURTHER NEEDLE STICKS. THERAPY WAS DISCONTINUED ONE WEEK EARLY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NEEDLELESS INJECTION SITE MASTER ADAPTER HEPARIN LOCK ADAPTER FOZ CRITICAL DEVICE CORP. * CF600

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 *