Catalog Number 682245 |
Device Problems
Break (1069); Leak/Splash (1354); Material Separation (1562)
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Patient Problem
Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
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Event Date 03/05/2024 |
Event Type
Injury
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Event Description
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It was reported that bd arterial cannula 20g/45mm catheter broke / separated after placement.The following information was provided by the initial reporter: description of incident: on arrival to ccu post operatively patients arterial line started to bleed.Pressure applied and nurse called for help.On removal of the gauze when bleeding stopped it was noted that the arterial line had snapped and retained within the patient¿s artery.The patient had to be returned to theatre to have this removed under local anaesthetic confirmation of a product fault/failing.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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No photos or samples were received by our quality team for evaluation therefore the failure mode could not be verified.A review of the internal manufacturing device records and raw material history files for the reported lot numbers was performed and no recorded quality problems or rejections to this incident were found.Based on the quality team's investigation, the root cause of this incident cannot be determined.We would be very interested in examining product that does not meet your expectations and our quality standards.Should you again experience any problems with our product we would appreciate the opportunity to conduct a thorough analysis of the affected device.Examination of the product involved may provide clarification as to the cause for the reported failure.We regret any inconveniences this incident may have caused you and your facility.Complaints received for this product and condition will continue to be tracked and trended.Information will be captured on trend reports and monitored.Our business regularly reviews the collected data for identification of emerging trends.
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Event Description
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Description of incident: on arrival to ccu post operatively patients arterial line started to bleed.Pressure applied and nurse called for help.On removal of the gauze when bleeding stopped it was noted that the arterial line had snapped and retained within the patient¿s artery.The patient had to be returned to theatre to have this removed under local anaesthetic confirmation of a product fault/failing.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Based on the dhr review, there is an outgoing inspection to inspect for product damaged during the in-process inspection, no catheter tubing defect qn being raise for the assembly needle (an) batch used to produce this complaint batch.No photo was received.No sample was received.If there was a sample received, the broken catheter can be investigated to determine its cause, the complaint will be re-open when there is a sample received.The complaint trend will be monitored.H3 other text : see h10 manufacture narrative.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Correction supplemental for change in f code.No sample returned for investigation h3 other text : see h10 manufacture narrative.
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Event Description
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Description of incident: on arrival to ccu post operatively patients arterial line started to bleed.Pressure applied and nurse called for help.On removal of the gauze when bleeding stopped it was noted that the arterial line had snapped and retained within the patient¿s artery.The patient had to be returned to theatre to have this removed under local anaesthetic confirmation of a product fault/failing.
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