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A patient was hospitalized and underwent treatment for hypothermia.The patient's temperature prior to the ivtm therapy was 36.0 degree celsius.The thermogard console was set to a target temperature of 33.0 degree celsius.No other adjunctive temperature management procedures were performed on the patient.A zoll quattro catheter was inserted into the left femoral vein by a physician.The catheter insertion was smooth.The in dwell time of the catheter was 24 hours.At an unspecified time during hypothermal therapy, the reporter indicated the patient warmed up; however, the cooling phase was not noted.The attending health care professional (hcp) noted a flow disturbance within the catheter.A crinkle in the catheter was suspected.The customer tried to aspirate the catheter using a syringe; however, was unsuccessful.Without the flow the patient could not be cooled, therefore, the catheter was replaced on (b)(6) 2017.There was no reports of an adverse event as a result of the reported issue.The patient remains stable.
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