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Fluid/Blood Leak (1250)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
12/07/2023
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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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 device has not been returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.H3 other text : device not returned for evaluation.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported by the customer picc pulled out of patient and had a tear near the 5cm mark.There was no reported patient injury.No other information was provided.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported by the customer picc pulled out of patient and had a tear near the 5cm mark.There was no reported patient injury.No other information was provided.
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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 this information, the following was concluded: the complaint of a leak is confirmed and was determined to be use related.One 4fr sl powerpicc solo catheter was returned for evaluation.The investigation findings are consistent with damage accumulated through flexural fatigue.Flexural fatigue occurs due to cyclic kinking of the catheter tube in which physiological, placement, usage, and mechanical factors may gradually form a crack(s) in the catheter.The returned product sample was evaluated and a split was observed between the 4 and 5cm marks on the catheter body.The catheter split contained physical features associated with material fatigue, and the characteristics observed which supported this type of failure included: ¿ damage which was circumferentially aligned ¿ fracture edges which were rounded and polished due to repeated material wear ¿ overall elliptical shape to the fracture cross-section (a result of repeated kinking of the tubing) an examination of the catheter structure revealed no potential damage/defect related to manufacture of the product.The damage location suggested that catheter securement, access and maintenance techniques may have contributed.This complaint will be recorded for future trending and monitoring purposes.H3 other text : evaluation findings are in section h11.
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