Notified by customer that there was a bio-patch over the picc insertion site.Four (4) cm of picc migrated inward and patient experienced a pericardial tamponade.Patient died.Per customer, this is not a product issue.This was a human error in regards to care/maintenance of the picc.No other details was provided by the customer.Per medwatch report (b)(4) which was received on march 21, infant had a picc line places on (b)(6) 2016, which has noted to have migrated into the heart and repositioned on two occasions.On (b)(6) 2016 had a sudden arrest and expired.Autopsy revealed a pericardial effusion with fluid consistent with total parenteral nutrition solution.Note: it was confirmed that this medwatch report was the same complaint that we had already received and entered in our complaint database under (b)(4).
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