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| Model Number |
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| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Break (1069); Leak/Splash (1354)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Insufficient Information (4580); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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According to the reporter, the catheter had a crack.There was no reported patient outcome.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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According to the reporter, during treatment, the catheter had a crack/hole directly to the adapter.There was nothing unusual observed on the device prior to use, there was no other product utilized with the device and flushing was not performed.The catheter was not repaired, there was a leak directly to the catheter's adapter, braunovidon was used as the cleaning agent on the device and to the adapters.There was no luer adapter issue, tego was not utilized and there was no patient symptoms or complication associated with this event.The treatment was completed but the blood of the patient was not safely returned.A new catheter was implanted in the or (operating room) as the intervention/treatment as the result of the event and as the remedial action done to resolve the issue.There was no blood loss and blood transfusion was not required.There was no reported patient injury.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information: a2, a3, a4, b5, e1(last name), e3, g3, h6 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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