MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN MFG SOLUTIONS S.A. PALINDROME; CATHETER, HEMODIALYSIS, IMPLANTED

Model Number 8888541023P

Device Problem Material Integrity Problem (2978)

Patient Problem No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

According to the reporter, during use, a hairline crack was noted on the luer adapter causing a leak.The catheter was repaired with a repair kit.Tego was not utilized; no instrument was used to tighten and loosen the adapters.Octenisept was the cleaning agent used.It was stated that bd q-syte connectors were used and this could be the reason why the luer adapter broke after a time of use.There was no reported patient injury.

Event Description

According to the reporter, during use, a hairline crack was noted on the luer adapter causing a leak.The catheter was repaired with a repair kit, tego was not utilized, no instrument was used to tighten and loosen the adapters, octenisept was the cleaning agent used.It was stated that bd q-syte connectors was used and this could be the reason why the adapter broke after a time of use.There was no blood loss and blood transfusion was not needed.The catheter was place for 2 years and 3 months.There was no patient injury.

Manufacturer Narrative

Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: PALINDROME
• Type of Device: CATHETER, HEMODIALYSIS, IMPLANTED
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN MFG SOLUTIONS S.A.; edificio b20, calle #2; alajuela 20101
• MDR Report Key: 9932149
• MDR Text Key: 194061191
• Report Number: 3009211636-2020-00079
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: MSD
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521158504
• UDI-Public: 10884521158504
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K123196
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,foreig
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 05/06/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 04/07/2020
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 8888541023P
• Device Catalogue Number: 8888541023P
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 04/20/2020
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1