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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 |
09/26/2024
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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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It was reported by customer that patient came in for an infusion and the device was leaking at insertion site when flushed.This was pulled and there was a pin hole 2-3 cm done.No other information was provided.Additional information 10/07/2024: picc line placed on (b )(6) 2024 for daily iv antibiotics.Lot number rejr0470.On 9/26 noted blood and fluid leaking around picc insertion site.Inr noted to be 6.1, patient was admitted for observation.Picc pulled on (b)(6) 2024.After pulling picc line, picc nurse flushed pulled picc line with saline to discover a "pinpoint" leak in the tubing in section where picc was tunneled in arm.Replacement of picc line and delay of antibiotics while waiting on picc line.
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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 will be evaluated.A supplemental will be submitted with evaluation results.
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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 complaint of a leak was confirmed.The product returned for evaluation was one 4 fr sl powerpicc solo catheter.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 in the catheter tubing between the 2 cm and 3 cm depth markers.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 ¿ 'c' shaped impressions leading into the fracture site which are consistent with material buckling due to movement which caused the fracture edges to be pressed together ¿ overall elliptical shape to the fracture cross-section (a result of repeated kinking of the tubing).Repetitive kinking of the indwelling catheter appears to have contributed to the observed leak; however, the specific circumstances surrounding how kinking developed into a fracture within the catheter tubing were ultimately unknown.A measurement of the catheter outer diameter, inner diameter and wall thickness were taken.The catheter was found to be within specification.This complaint will be recorded for future trending and monitoring purposes.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported by customer that patient came in for an infusion and the device was leaking at insertion site when flushed.This was pulled and there was a pin hole 2-3 cm done.No other information was provided.Additional information 10/07/2024: picc line placed on (b)(6) 2024 for daily iv antibiotics.Lot number rejr0470.On (b)(6) noted blood and fluid leaking around picc insertion site.Inr noted to be 6.1, patient was admitted for observation.Picc pulled on (b)(6) 2024.After pulling picc line, picc nurse flushed pulled picc line with saline to discover a "pinpoint" leak in the tubing in section where picc was tunneled in arm.Replacement of picc line and delay of antibiotics while waiting on picc line.
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