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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
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| Date of Event |
06/02/2023
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that powerglide (pg) came apart in patient's arm.Pg located in patient's arm.Patient going to surgery in the morning for removal.Additional info received 6/6/2023: it was reported by the customer "patient had to go to surgery to remove catheter.All pieces were removed and accounted for.".
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H11: section a through f - the information provided by bd 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 bd.The manufacturer has received the sample and is pending evaluation.Results are expected soon.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H11: section a through f - the information provided by bd 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 bd.Based on a review of available complaint information and an evaluation of the available sample evidence, the following was concluded: the complaint of a damaged midline catheter was confirmed.The product returned for evaluation was one 20ga x 10cm powerglide pro midline catheter.The investigation findings are consistent with catheter damage caused by contact with a sharp edged instrument such as a scalpel.The returned product sample was evaluated and a break was observed just distal of the molded joint.Microscopic examination of the catheter break confirmed it was typical of contact with a sharp bladed instrument, and the characteristics observed which supported this type of failure included: the fracture surface was reflective in nature and contained a striated pattern.This can occur due to pattern transfer of the sharpened edge typically found on a scalpel-type instrument.Sharply formed fracture edges.Planar shape to the fracture surface.An examination of the catheter structure revealed no potential damage/defect related to manufacture of the product.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that powerglide (pg) came apart in patient's arm.Pg located in patient's arm.Patient going to surgery in the morning for removal.Additional info received 6/6/2023: it was reported by the customer "patient had to go to surgery to remove catheter.All pieces were removed and accounted for.".
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