MAUDE Adverse Event Report: BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS POWERPICC SV, 4FR DL, TLS, FULL; PERCUTANEOUS, IMPLANTED, LONG-TERM INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER

Catalog Number 9274108

Device Problems Material Frayed (1262); Knotted (1340); Uncoiled (1659)

Patient Problem No Information (3190)

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

The information provided by bard represents all of the known information at this time.Despite good faith efforts to obtain additional information, the complainant / reporter was unable or unwilling to provide any further patient, product, or procedural details to bard.The following were reviewed as part of this investigation: patient severity, trend analysis, applicable previous investigation(s), sample (if available), applicable fmea documents, labeling, and applicable manufacture records.Based on a review of this information, the following was concluded: the complaint of a frayed guidewire was confirmed and the cause appears to be use related.The product returned for evaluation was 0.018" x 50cm nitinol guidewire.The investigation findings are consistent with damage caused by retraction of the guidewire against the bevel of the introducer needle.The returned product sample was evaluated and the guidewire was broken and the coil wire was unraveled.The damage region extended from transition between the core wire and flexible coil wire segment of the wire.It appeared that the inner core wire had broken which allowed the outer coil wire surrounding it to unravel.Microscopic examination of the fracture sites revealed the following: material necking of the wire at the break which is a characteristic feature of a strong pull on the wire; the weld tip of the wire was missing and could not be accounted for during the evaluation; regions of loosely coiled and tightly coiled wire were found which is consistent with a tensile event.The product ifu indicates, "if the guidewire must be withdrawn while the needle is inserted, remove both the needle and guidewire as a unit to help prevent the needle from damaging or shearing the guidewire." an examination of the wire structure revealed no potential damage/defect related to manufacture of the product.A lot history review (lhr) review is not possible, as no manufacturing lot number has been provided by the complainant.

Event Description

Bas engineers found that the guidewire returned was frayed.On 10/20/2016 - additional information was received on the damaged guidewire.The facility reports they have had several events of the guidewire knotting or uncoiling.They suspect the reason for this is due to advancing or maneuvering the wire when not "fluidly sliding into vessel and then trying to pull back on the wire against the stiff needle".All the events occurred with the long needle that comes in the kit, not the "thread-off catheter needle".

• Brand Name: POWERPICC SV, 4FR DL, TLS, FULL
• Type of Device: PERCUTANEOUS, IMPLANTED, LONG-TERM INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER
• Manufacturer (Section D): BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS; 605 n. 5600 w.; salt lake city UT 84116
• Manufacturer (Section G): BARD REYNOSA S.A. DE C.V. -9617592; blvd. montebello #1; parque industrial colonial; reynosa, tamaulipas ; MX
• Manufacturer Contact: maren treft ; 605 n. 5600 w.; salt lake city, UT 84116 ; 8015225964
• MDR Report Key: 6085465
• MDR Text Key: 59841237
• Report Number: 3006260740-2016-00591
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: LJS
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00801741028625
• UDI-Public: (01)00801741028625
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: K102159
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: health professional
• Reporter Occupation: Health Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 10/18/2016

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 9274108
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 10/07/2016
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 10/07/2016
• Initial Date FDA Received: 11/08/2016
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Yes
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1