MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC. EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT; CATHETER, CONDUCTION, ANESTHET

Model Number	IPN919184
Medical Device Problem Code	No Flow (2991)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	06/02/2021
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
(b)(4).The device has not been returned for investigation.Teleflex will continue to monitor and trend related events.
Event or Problem Description
Doctor placed epidural and the catheter would not flush without a lot of pressure.He had to replace the epidural and the next catheter worked fine.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
(b)(4), a device history record review could not be performed as no lot number was provided by the customer.The customer reported the catheter would not flush.The customer returned one 3ml luer-lock injection syringe, one snaplock assembly, and one epidural catheter.The returned components were received connected together.The returned components were visually examined with and without magnification.Visual examination of the returned snaplock assembly revealed the snaplock appears typical with no observed defects or anomalies.Visual examination of the returned catheter revealed the catheter appears used.Biological material can be seen between the inner coils especially at the distal end.No other defects or anomalies were observed.A functional flow test was performed on the returned sample per amrq-000017 section 7.8; rev.8.The returned epidural catheter was inserted from the proximal end into the returned snaplock assembly until it bottomed out and the snaplock assembly was closed.The components were confirmed to be secured by tugging gently.The snaplock assembly was connected to the lab leak tester (b)(4) and the pressure was increased to 10 psi to establish flow.Water could be seen immediately exiting the distal end of the catheter.The flow rate was measured at 7.0ml/min (stopwatch: (b)(4)), which is within the specification of 1ml/min minimum.No blockages were found.A corrective action is not required at this time as there were no functional issues found with the returned sample.The reported complaint of the catheter not flushing could not be confirmed based on the sample received.A device history record review could not be performed as no lot number was provided by the customer.The returned components passed a functional flow test and met flow rate specifications.There were no functional issues found with the returned sample.No further action is required at this time.
Event or Problem Description
Doctor placed epidural and the catheter would not flush without a lot of pressure.He had to replace the epidural and the next catheter worked fine.

• Brand Name: EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT
• Common Device Name: CATHETER, CONDUCTION, ANESTHET
• Manufacturer (Section D): ARROW INTERNATIONAL INC.; reading PA
• MDR Report Key: 12019276
• Report Number: 1036844-2021-00110
• Device Sequence Number: 4339378
• Product Code: BSO
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10801902182521
• UDI-Public: 10801902182521
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: AL
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K140110
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: health professional
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 06/02/2021

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
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: IPN919184
• Device Catalogue Number: ASK-05503-BWB1
• Device Lot Number: UNKNOWN
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 06/14/2021
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 06/02/2021
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 07/19/2021
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 06/17/2021
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 07/20/2021
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1