MAUDE Adverse Event Report: C.R. BARD, INC. (BASD) -3006260740 POWERPICC SOLO2, 3CG; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER (PICC)

Catalog Number	1194108D5
Medical Device Problem Code	Fluid/Blood Leak (1250)
Health Effect - Clinical Codes	Infiltration into Tissue (1931); Swelling/ Edema (4577)
Date of Event	05/06/2025
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
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.Each event reported to bd is evaluated and investigated in accordance with our complaint investigation procedures.The investigation process includes, but is not limited to, evaluation of the event details provided by the complaint facility, a review of complaint history, manufacturing records and risk document where applicable, and an evaluation of the subject device when available to identify potential contributing factors.The device has not been returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported by the customer that when a patient was being disconnected from iv saline tubing it was assessed that there was saline coming out from under his dressing.I had just performed a dressing change at the beginning of his 1l ns infusion.I flushed the line vigorously with 10ml iv pushes.I observed that saline was gathering underneath the dressing.I removed the dressing.The saline was tunneling out from insertion site.I observed that a small amount of saline had extravasated into tissue as evidenced by swelling at picc insertion site.I informed the patient that the line would have to be removed.The line was placed at 4 cm out and was still at 4 cm out at time of leak being discovered.It did have chemo given through it several weeks ago, during this infusion the patient just received saline.Another central line had to be placed.No further information provided.
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 a leak was confirmed.The product returned for evaluation was one 4 fr single lumen powerpicc solo.The investigation findings are consistent with damage accumulated through flexural fatigue.Flexural fatigue may occur 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 at the 9cm marking.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).The catheter tubing was also observed to be compressed between the 1cm and 3cm depth markers.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.This complaint will be recorded for future trending and monitoring purposes.

• Brand Name: POWERPICC SOLO2, 3CG
• Common Device Name: PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER (PICC)
• 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: veronica lee ; 605 north 5600 west; salt lake city 84116 ; 8015950700
• MDR Report Key: 22064230
• Report Number: 3006260740-2025-03266
• Device Sequence Number: 18229580
• Product Code: LJS
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00801741155192
• UDI-Public: (01)00801741155192(11)241004(17)250930(10)REJW0755
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: ID
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K072230
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 06/25/2025

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 09/30/2025
• Device Catalogue Number: 1194108D5
• Device Lot Number: REJW0755
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/06/2025
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 06/25/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 05/21/2025
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 07/10/2025
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 10/04/2024
• 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: Other
• Patient Sex: Unknown