FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PALINDROME 19/36 KIT W/SLOT
MDR report key: 982142
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Received January 22, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 1317749-2008-00011
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 22, 2008
- Date of Event
- October 12, 2007
- Report Date
- January 2, 2008
- Manufacturer
- TYCO HEALTHCARE/KENDALL
- Product Code
- MPB
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
AN INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY UNDER WAY. UPON COMPLETION, THE RESULTS WILL BE FORWARDED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED TO TYCO HEALTH CARE/KENDALL IN EARLY 2008 THAT A CUSTOMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A DIALYSIS CATHETER. CUSTOMER REPORTS: "A PALINDROME CATHETER FELL OUT OF THE PT IN LATE 2007. THERE WAS NO PULLING ON THE CATHETER, THERE WAS NO INFECTION AND NO INFLAMMATION. THIS SPECIFIC COMPLAINT IS FROM A MALE, WHO IS NOT OBESE. THE CATHETER WAS A RIGHT IJ INSERTION IN 2006. THE CATHETER FELL OUT IN LATE 2007. ANOTHER PALINDROME WAS INSERTED (LEFT IJ) ON THE NEXT DAY, THE CVC WAS IN PLACE 1 YR/8MO."
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALINDROME 19/36 KIT W/SLOT | DIALYSIS CATHETER | MPB | TYCO HEALTHCARE/KENDALL | 8888145014 | 532501 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 YR |