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A physician reported that during the implantation procedure, while tunneling with a disposable catheter passer (id 821515), a vessel was inadvertently nicked and the patient experienced bleeding.The surgeon made another incision to locate the source, applied direct pressure, and cautery was used to achieve hemostasis.This resolved the issue.According to information provided, it is unknown if there is any issue with the catheter passer.It is unknown if there was a surgical delay due to device issue, or if the patient experienced any signs and symptoms due to blood loss.
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Updated fields: d4, d9, g3, g6, h2, h3, h6, h11.The disposable catheter passer (id 821515) was not returned for evaluation after three good faith attempts (gfes) were made.Lot number information has not been provided; therefore, an evaluation of the device could not be performed, and device history record (dhr) could not be reviewed.The root cause(s) of the reported issue could not be determined, however, a potential root cause is: user uses an incompatible/ inappropriate technique or tool.If additional relevant information becomes available in the future, this complaint will be reopened, and the respective evaluation performed.Trends will be monitored for this and similar issues.At present, we consider this complaint to be closed.
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