| Catalog Number |
381247 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Break (1069); Material Separation (1562)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Foreign Body In Patient (2687)
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| Date of Event |
01/29/2026
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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During arterial catheter insertion, there was no blood return.Upon withdrawing the soft catheter, approximately 2 cm was found broken and retained in the body.The likely cause was the patient¿s agitation and forceful twisting during the procedure, which led to catheter breakage.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H.3.If a device evaluation and/or device history review is completed, a supplemental report will be filed.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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No photos or samples were received by our quality team for evaluation therefore the failure mode could not be verified, and the root cause could not be determined.A device history record could not be evaluated as the lot number is unknown.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Our quality engineer inspected the photo submitted for evaluation.The reported issue catheter broke/ separated during use was not confirmed upon inspection of the photo.Bd cannot confirm the cause of the failure to our manufacturing process since no physical sample was returned.A review of our risk management documentation was performed and indicates that the potential risk of the reported event was assessed appropriately.
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