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PM040-A |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
12/19/2016
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The actual complaint product was not returned for evaluation.The device history record for the reported lot number was reviewed and documented that the lot was manufactured according to the approved manufacturing procedures, specifications, and then released by quality assurance.Root cause could not be determined.Halyard health has no independent knowledge of the event reported but is relaying the information that was provided by the user facility where the incident occurred.This product incident is documented in the halyard health complaint database and identified as complaint (b)(4).
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Event or Problem Description
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Halyard received a single report that referenced three different incidents, which were associated with separate units, involving three different patients.This is the third of three reports.Refer to 2026095-2017-00015 for the first patient.Refer to 2026095-2017-00016 for the second patient.Fill volume: unknown.Flow rate: unknown.Procedure: nuss procedures.Cathplace: patient's back.It was reported that three patients had catheters broken catheters left inside their backs in the last three months.There was no reported patient impact.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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One sample device was returned.The silver-soaker catheter #3 was returned not fully intact, missing the infusion segment.There is evidence of stretching at the 1nd markings and continues throughout the catheter.The damaged part was measured to be 0.022¿ and the non-damaged part was measured to be 0.044¿.The catheter was examined under a microscope magnified at 1x, no signs of brittleness were observed.Tensile strength was performed on the catheter using the instron machine.The passing rate for the test is >2.8(lbf) at the infusion segment and >4.00 (lbf) for the mid-body segment.The result for the catheter mid-body segment was 10.47(lbf).Tensile strength test was not performed on the infusion segment because it was missing from the catheter.The catheter met specifications during the tensile test and no additional testing was performed.The investigation summary concluded that the silver soaker catheter #3 was received not fully intact, missing the infusion segment.Evidence revealed that stretching was observed at the 1nd markings and continues throughout the catheter.Tensile strength was performed on the mid-body segment and met specifications.All information reasonably known as of 19-may-2017 has been included in this health authority report.Should additional information be obtained, a follow-up health authority report will be provided.The information provided by halyard health represents all of 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 halyard health.Halyard health has no independent knowledge of the event reported but is relaying the information that was provided by the user facility where the incident occurred.This product incident is documented in the halyard health complaint database and identified as complaint (b)(4).
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