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The account reported the catheter would come out of the patient's arm even though it was taped down, and it happened during the power injection phase.A sample was received for investigation; 3 boxes of product were received from the customer and sent to the vendor for investigation, and the vendor reviewed batch manufacturing records, supplier verification, control samples, visual inspection, gripping of needle with catheter, pull test of the catheter, and penetration test.The complaint was not confirmed, as the item is not intended for use with power injection, and the manufacturer did not find any discrepancies within their records or retained samples that could have contributed to the reported issue.No root cause was identified, and the division will continue to monitor the issue for trending.There were no reports of death, serious injury, medical intervention, or follow up care.It has been determined that the reported event could cause or contribute to serious injury if it were to occur again.In an abundance of caution, this is a reportable event.If additional information becomes available this report will be reopened and reevaluated.This medical device report (mdr) is being submitted as part of retrospective review activities, which include review of historical data in accordance with regulations at 21 cfr part 803.The information included in this mdr reflects the information reasonably known to the manufacturer at the time of this retrospective review and submission.
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