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SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. JELCO SAFETY VIAVALVE CATHETERS; CATHETER, INTRAVASCULAR, THERAPEUTIC, SHORT-TERM LESS THAN 30 DAYS
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| Catalog Number |
326000 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Break (1069); Material Fragmentation (1261); Material Integrity Problem (2978)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque (3165)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that during the catheter removal, the user noted that tube was damaged: a piece of the tube was missing at the distal extremity.An x-ray of the left arm of the patient showed that a radiopaque fragment (consistent with the missing piece of the catheter) was present in the elbow.
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