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A 4 year old female patient underwent a catheter placement procedure using the hickman cv catheter.It was reported that on may 3, 2026, approximately 459 days post implantation procedure, patient was found to have a rupture located above the catheter hub on the large (red) lumen.The issue was identified while the patient was at home, and no iv medication had been administered during the preceding two weeks.There was no reported patient injury.
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H11:d4 medical device lot huhz220 was reported, however, this is not a lot manufactured for the reported catalog 0600570.D4: medical device expiration date: unknown, h4: device manufacture date: unknown.As the lot number for the device was not provided, a review of the device history records could not be performed.The sample was not returned to the manufacturer for inspection/evaluation.Therefore, the investigation of the reported event is inconclusive.Based upon the available information, the definitive root cause for this event is unknown.The instructions for use (ifu) is adequate for the reported device/patient code(s) and provides general instructions for use, as well as warnings, precautions and potential complications associated with the device.Upon receipt of new or additional information, a follow up report will be submitted as applicable.Section a through f: the information provide by bd represents all 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.
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