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According to the reporter, during procedure, there was a partial rupture of cuff body outside peritoneal dialysis tube and it got separated from the catheter.No abnormal phenomena and no damaged on the packaging was noted prior to use.There was no leak.Iodophor was the cleaning agent used on the device.Tego was not utilized.There was no luer adapter issue.The implantation site was treated with iodophor before implantation.Competitor's external short pipe was utilized with the device.There was no blood loss and no blood transfusion was required.The patient did not receive any medical intervention/treatment due to the event.On that same day, the broken part of the catheter was cut and was connected to competitor's external short tube.The broken part was then repaired and replaced with the same lot number (catheter was not repaired using competitor's external short tube, it was just connected to it after being cut).Procedure was then completed and the remaining part still remained in the patient¿s body.The final patient's outcome was stable.There was no reported patient injury.
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Additional information: d9, g1, g3, h3, h6 h3 evaluation summary: medtronic conducted an investigation based upon all information received.The device was available for evaluation.The evaluation found no potentially contributing factors, and the sample met all related specifications.It was reported that the cuff detached from the catheter.The reported issue could not be confirmed.The most likely cause could not be identified because no related problem was detected with the device.The manufacturing records for each device are thoroughly reviewed prior to release to ensure that it meets all medtronic quality specifications.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.
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