MAUDE Adverse Event Report: C.R. BARD, INC. (BASD) -3006260740 POWERPICC 4F SL MAX BARRIER PLUS KIT W/BIOPATCH & PROBE COVER; CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, THERAPEUTIC, LONG-TERM GREATER THAN 30 DAYS

Catalog Number	1174108D4
Medical Device Problem Code	Material Frayed (1262)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
Date of Event	10/08/2024
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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.A supplemental will be submitted with evaluation results.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported by customer that on the afternoon of 10/8 while placing a single lumen picc approximately 2 cm of the stylet broke off into the patient and was retrieved by ir.Patient had to be sent to interventional radiology to have the broken wire retrieved.No other information provided, at this time.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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 broken stylet was confirmed.The product returned for evaluation was one 4fr sl powerpicc catheter and one 3cg stylet w/t-lock assembly.The stylet was evaluated and confirmed to be broken.The following observations were made which were consistent with this failure type: microscopic examination revealed localized delamination of the stylet tubing at the damage site(s), indicative of tubing kinking/folding.Measurements of the stylet tubing wall thickness and core wire outer diameter were taken and confirmed to be within specification.Although the break in the wire could be confirmed, the root cause could not be determined through examination of the returned sample.The observed features were indicative of circumstances which included stylet kinking, likely during the insertion process.It appeared that additional unidentified factors may have also contributed.This complaint will be recorded for future trending and monitoring purposes.

• Brand Name: POWERPICC 4F SL MAX BARRIER PLUS KIT W/BIOPATCH & PROBE COVER
• Common Device Name: CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, THERAPEUTIC, LONG-TERM GREATER THAN 30 DAYS
• Manufacturer (Section D): C.R. BARD, INC. (BASD) -3006260740; 605 north 5600 west; salt lake city 84116
• Manufacturer (Section G): BARD REYNOSA S.A. DE C.V. -9617592; blvd. montebello #1; parque industrial colonial; reynosa, tamaulipas 88780 ; MX 88780
• Manufacturer Contact: shelly gilbert ; 605 north 5600 west; salt lake city 84116 ; 8015950700
• MDR Report Key: 20586850
• Report Number: 3006260740-2024-06381
• Device Sequence Number: 6568202
• Product Code: LJS
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00801741155048
• UDI-Public: (01)00801741155048(11)240710(17)250831(10)REJS2541
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: SC
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K070996
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: User Facility
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 03/20/2025

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 08/31/2025
• Device Catalogue Number: 1174108D4
• Device Lot Number: REJS2541
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 10/28/2024
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 10/09/2024
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/20/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 11/01/2024
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 04/10/2025
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 05/01/2024
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention
• Patient Sex: Unknown