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Fluid/Blood Leak (1250); Material Separation (1562)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
07/06/2021
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Occupation: ir lead tech.This report includes information known at this time.A follow up report will be submitted should additional relevant information become available.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that a leak occurred on a turbo-ject® single lumen minocycline/rifampin power-injectable picc in the critical care unit (ccu).The line was placed on (b)(6) 2021 and was used for the infusion of milrinone.The patient felt "wetness" on their arm and called nurses into the room.The leaking catheter was removed and replaced on (b)(6) 2021.Additional information regarding patient and event details has been requested, but is currently unavailable.
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Event or Problem Description
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In additional information received on 14jul2021, it was reported that the failure was noticed on (b)(6) 2021, almost three weeks after initial placement on (b)(6) 2021.It was confirmed that the patient required a picc line exchange.The line was being used to administer bedside infusions, in which power injection was not used.The device was secured to the patient with a wingguard securement device and tegaderm.The line is being held at the hospital and is available to be viewed at the facility.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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This report includes information known at this time.A follow up report will be submitted should additional relevant information become available.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803.This report is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement made in it is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned; that a death or serious injury occurred; or that any cook device caused or contributed to; or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Investigation ¿ evaluation.Lurie children's hospital in the united states informed cook of an incident involving a upics-5.0-ct-nt-abrm-1111 (turbo-ject® single lumen minocycline/rifampin power-injectable picc) from lot 13836481.It was confirmed that the patient required a picc line exchange.There were no reported adverse effects to the patient due to this occurrence.A review of the complaint history, device history record, instructions for use (ifu), and quality control procedures were conducted during the investigation.The complaint device was not returned; therefore, no physical examinations could be performed.However, a document based investigation evaluation was performed.The device master record (dmr) was reviewed and device drawings, manufacturing instructions, quality control procedures, and specifications were identified.Sufficient controls are in place to detect this failure mode prior to release.The product¿s design history file (dhf) was reviewed and the risks associated with this device were acceptable when weighed against the benefits.A review of the device history record (dhr) was also conducted as a part of the investigation to check for failure related nonconformances and additional complaints.The dhr for the complaint lot did not have related nonconformances.A database search for complaints on the reported lot found no additional complaints reported from the field.There is no evidence of nonconforming devices in house or in the field.The device is shipped with instruction for use (ifu) which provides the following information to the user related to the reported failure mode: "warnings the safe and effective use of spectrum turbo-ject picc lines with power injector pressures set above 325 psi has not been established.Do not power inject if maximum injection rate cannot be verified to meet limit printed on catheter hub or extension tube.How supplied: upon removal from package, inspect the product to ensure no damage has occurred." based on the information provided, no inspection of returned product and the results of the investigation, it was determined the cause of this event is related to inadequate design change validation.There is no indication the device was manufactured out of specification.This product failure was previously investigated under a capa.The capa investigation found that the root cause is related to inadequate flexural strength in a previous hub design change.Investigation further found that the devices were manufactured to specification and there was no evidence of lot-related issues.The appropriate internal personnel have been notified.Per the risk assessment, no further action is required.Cook will continue to monitor for similar complaints.This report is required by the fda under 21 cfr part 803 and is based on unconfirmed information submitted by others.Neither the submission of this report nor any statement contained herein is intended to be an admission that any cook device is defective or malfunctioned, that a death or serious injury occurred, nor that any cook device caused, contributed to, or is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if a malfunction occurred.
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Event or Problem Description
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No additional information regarding the patient and/or event has been received since the previous medwatch report was sent.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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